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TODAY: Delaware House to Hear Reintroduction of Controversial Corporate Voting Rights Bill
Common Cause Delaware strongly opposes bill to allow “artificial entities” to vote in municipal elections
Found in: Common Cause Delaware
NC Senate Republican elections ideas endanger early voting access, critics say
The limited option “endangers North Carolinians’ favorite way to vote, forces working voters to drive long distances, and produces overwhelmingly long lines during any available voting hours,” Sailor Jones, associate director of Common Cause North Carolina said at a news conference
Found in: Common Cause North Carolina
CNN: Voting rights advocates in the South emboldened by Supreme Court win
“I don’t think it’s going to stop Republicans from drawing racist maps,” Aunna Dennis, executive director of the voting rights group Common Cause, told CNN. “But I think that this empowers those of us pushing back and fighting that.”
Found in: Common Cause
Charlotte Observer (Editorial): Supreme Court’s Alabama voting map ruling offers hope to North Carolina
Common Cause North Carolina, a group that has mounted legal challenges to the legislature’s attempt to expand gerrymandering and limit Black voting power, applauded the court’s rebuke of Alabama. “Today’s ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court is a victory for American democracy and voters everywhere. This decision should serve as a clear warning to North Carolina politicians that racist gerrymandering and attacks on voting rights will not stand,” said Bob Phillips, the group’s executive director.
Found in: Common Cause
Tallahassee Democrat Op-Ed: Florida Legislature and Gov. DeSantis Are Trampling on Our Voting Rights
Common Cause Florida's Program Director Amy Keith wrote that recent election law cases are sending Florida further down a path of voter suppression.
Found in: Common Cause Florida
U.S. Supreme Court upholds protections against racist attacks on voting rights
Found in: Common Cause North Carolina
Statement on Voting Rights Victory in SCOTUS’ Allen v. Milligan Decision
Today is a day of celebration for all of those who care about freedom and democracy, with the Supreme Court recognizing the vital importance of what remains of the Voting Rights Act to protect Americans from the insidious effects of discrimination.
Found in: Common Cause
“A Win for Connecticut’s Democracy:” Early Voting, Voting Rights Act Passed
Common Cause in Connecticut applauds the lawmakers and advocates for their tireless work to pass these voting reforms.
Found in: Common Cause in Connecticut
Associated Press: Supreme Court tossed out heart of Voting Rights Act a decade ago, prompting wave of new voting rules
Voting rights groups say that does not mean voting is easy, and they have been responding to the restrictions with fresh strategies. In Georgia, for instance, Common Cause set up mobile printing stations across the state so voters could comply with new voter registration rules that require an ink signature on a printed form. “It’s only through the work of all these communities and groups on the ground that voters have access,” said Sylvia Albert, the group’s national director of voting and elections. “But doing this post-Shelby, courts are not recognizing the true damage those laws have had.”