839 Search Results Containing "voting"
Fresno Bee (Op-Ed): Fresno officials gerrymandered their districts. Time to take our voting rights back
Voting is the cornerstone of our democracy and the fundamental right that makes possible all other civil liberties and policy decisions. But a threat to that right now comes before the ballot box: Redistricting, which can make or break a community’s ability to participate in our democracy. It determines who does — and does not — have fair representation.
Found in: Common Cause
The Future of Voting In America
Claire Snyder-Hall speaks with other nonprofit leaders about barriers to the ballot box.
Found in: Common Cause Delaware
Unite N.C. tour mobilizes communities as lawmakers pass restrictive voting changes
"The #UniteNC Town Hall will remind lawmakers who they work for — and remind the public that we're putting people over party in 2024," said Gino Nuzzolillo, campaigns manager at Common Cause North Carolina.
Found in: Common Cause North Carolina
Is RI's early voting period too long? GOP uses Carlson's dropping out to say yes
Common Cause Rhode Island reminds the RI GOP that early voting was implemented in response to demand for it from voters.
Found in: Common Cause Rhode Island
Carlson’s early exit renews calls for limiting early voting or using ranked-choice voting
Common Cause Rhode Island rejects recent calls to restrict early voting access.
Found in: Common Cause Rhode Island
Boston Globe: Carlson’s early exit renews calls for limiting early voting or using ranked-choice voting
But John M. Marion, executive director of Common Cause Rhode Island, called the GOP statement “a knee-jerk reaction to what is a fairly common occurrence in elections all across the country.” “This is not the first time a candidate has withdrawn from a race but remained on the ballot, and it won’t be the last time,” he said. “Restricting a popular and secure way for voters to vote is not the right reaction.” In offering 20 days of early voting, Rhode Island is matching the national average in the 47 states that offer early voting, Marion said. According to the National Conference of State Legislatures, the three states that don’t offer early in-person voting are Alabama, Mississippi and New Hampshire, and Marion said Alabama and Mississippi “are two states not exactly known for protecting voting rights”
Found in: Common Cause
Common Cause NC’s Sailor Jones on the legislature’s latest efforts to make voting more difficult
Common Cause of North Carolina Associate Director Sailor Jones joins NC Newsline to discuss SB 747, efforts to make voting more complicated in our state, and the legislature’s attempt to further gerrymander electoral districts.
Found in: Common Cause North Carolina
Common Cause Delaware Beats Back Corporation Voting Bill
Claire Snyder-Hall sits down for an interview with Corporate Crime Reporter about Seaford's corporate voting bill.
Found in: Common Cause Delaware
NC Republicans pass sweeping election bill affecting mail-in voting
Bob Phillips, executive director of Common Cause North Carolina, said the move was unnecessary and urged Gov. Cooper to veto the bill.
Found in: Common Cause North Carolina
Early voting for CD1 Special Election primary has started. Here's how to cast your ballot
John Marion defends ample early voting ahead of the upcoming special election.