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Common Cause Delaware talks corporate voting, gerrymandering, and voter registration
Executive director Claire Snyder-Hall spoke with Teleduction about the latest issues at play in the legislature.
Found in: Common Cause Delaware
North Carolina voting rights ‘still in five-alarm fire’ despite supreme court ruling
“We are still in a five-alarm fire here in North Carolina,” said Gino Nuzzolillo, campaign manager for the state’s Common Cause branch.
Found in: Common Cause North Carolina
Delaware Senate Rejects Controversial Seaford Corporate Voting Rights Amendment
“Delaware is infamous for our business-friendly courts and laws, but this is a bridge too far."
Found in: Common Cause Delaware
Delaware House Passes Controversial Corporate Voting Rights Amendment
"Corporations have no place in our elections — full stop."
Found in: Common Cause Delaware
Voting Rights Watchdog on Pennsylvania Senate Failure to Vote on Schmidt Nomination
“Congratulations to Secretary Schmidt, and we look forward to working alongside you to ensure that all voters are able to safely and securely cast their ballots.”
Found in: Common Cause Pennsylvania
The Guardian: US supreme court rules against fringe legal theory in key voting rights case
“This is a historic victory for the people of North Carolina and for American democracy. Today, the US supreme court made clear that state courts and state constitutions should serve as a critical check against abuses of power by legislators. Now, we must ensure our state courts fulfill their duty to protect our freedoms against attacks by extremist politicians,” Bob Phillips, the executive director of Common Cause North Carolina, one of the challengers in the suit, said in a statement.
Found in: Common Cause
States Newsroom: Red and blue state divide grows even wider in 2023’s top voting and election laws
"Allowing New Yorkers to vote by mail increases voter turnout in harder to reach populations, including young people and voters of color," said Common Cause New York in a statement released the day the bill passed. “(N)ot only is this absolutely legal under our constitution, but the right thing to do."
Found in: Common Cause
Voting Rights Advocates Testify in Support of Common Sense Voting and Redistricting Reforms
Ranked choice voting, lowering the voting age, and redistricting reforms up for debate
Found in: Common Cause Massachusetts
Newsday: Hochul weighs Legislature's plan for broader mail-in voting
"Allowing New Yorkers to vote by mail increases voter turnout in harder to reach populations, including young people and voters of color," said Susan Lerner of Common Cause-NY. "We know vote by mail works: New York did it successfully in 2020 when faced with the COVID-19 pandemic ... not only is this absolutely legal under our Constitution, but the right thing to do."