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Texas Tribune: Texas may be about to scrap a voting security system it can’t replace
“ERIC was somehow bad because some people here characterized Pew as this ultraliberal foundation funding all of this ultraliberal and crazy stuff," said Julia Vaughn, executive director of Common Cause Indiana. The organization was a plaintiff in the lawsuit against the state in 2017. “[IDEA] was a political stunt. And our voter rolls continue to need attention,” Vaughn said. “We gave up on trying to convince [Indiana state officials] to join ERIC a long time ago. They proactively said, ‘We don’t want anything to do with this.’ And we’ve got other fights to take on here. And now nobody’s paying attention to the issue.”
Found in: Common Cause
The Oregonian: Port of Morrow commissioners, already under investigation, keep voting on Amazon’s data center tax deals
Kate Titus, of the good government organization Common Cause Oregon, said elected officials should consider more than just their minimum legal requirements when conducting the public’s business. “There’s what the law mandates, but above and beyond that, there’s also what’s ethical. Just because something is legal doesn’t mean it’s ethical or in the best interest of the people,” Titus said. “Public perception matters. Elected officials can’t just follow the letter of the law, they need to follow the spirit of the law,” Titus told The Oregonian/OregonLive. “Ultimately, elected officials have an obligation to work in the best interests of the town, not Amazon and not for themselves.”
Found in: Common Cause
Republican-American: State elections committee advances early-voting bills
Found in: Common Cause in Connecticut
CT Insider: Early voting for state elections would be 10 days under legislation approved in CT committee
Found in: Common Cause in Connecticut
Connecticut Needs a State Voting Rights Act
With your help, Connecticut can become a national leader for state-level voting rights in 2023.
Found in: Common Cause in Connecticut
Funds Aim to Support Municipalities With Expanded Mail Voting
Common Cause of Massachusetts executive director Geoff Foster celebrates Governor Maura Healey's budgetary backing of municiple elections.
Found in: Common Cause Massachusetts
MEDIA RELEASE: How Texas’ New Secretary of State Could Make Voting More Accessible
Fifteen Texas voting rights groups sent a letter to new Texas Sec. of State Jane Nelson outlining steps her office could take to improve voter turnout.
Found in: Common Cause Texas
Voting Reform Advocates Celebrate Governor Healey’s $5 Million Allocation for Local Election Officials in FY23 Supplemental Budget
Governor Maura Healey today filed a supplemental budget for the 2023 fiscal year which includes a dedicated $5 million allocation for local election officials to support new vote by mail and early voting laws passed last year in the VOTES Act.
Found in: Common Cause Massachusetts
CT News Junkie: Early Voting Policies Clear Committee
A legislative panel on election policy advanced three bills on Wednesday all intended to implement an early voting system allowed by a constitutional amendment approved overwhelmingly by Connecticut voters last year. The Government Administration and Elections Committee approved the policies during a lengthy afternoon meeting. Rep. Matt Blumenthal, a Stamford Democrat who co-chairs the panel, said proponents hoped to put the proposal before both the House and Senate in time to have an early voting option in place for this year’s election.
Found in: Common Cause in Connecticut
Associated Press: With GOP majority, North Carolina court revisits voting maps
“Now the legislative defendants play a cynical game, hoping that this newly constituted court will reverse course and abdicate its fundamental duty of judicial review,” said Lali Madduri, an attorney speaking Tuesday in court for Common Cause, the North Carolina League of Conservation Voters and citizens like Harper.