839 Search Results Containing "voting"
Senate Passes Voting Access Amendment
VICTORY: the Senate passed an amendment that will end the voting penalty for voters who don’t return the municipal census.
Found in: Common Cause Massachusetts
Arizona: Sweeping New Anti-Voting Legislation Heads to Senate Floor
Today, The Arizona Senate Elections Committee voted to pass HCR2056 with a strike-all amendment designed to dismantle the state’s voting and elections process. The legislation and its amendments passed 4-3 on partisan lines and now heads for a floor vote.
Found in: Common Cause
Elections Omnibus Passage Strengthens Voting Rights, But Work Still to Do
Ending prison gerrymandering, establishing a Minnesota Voting Rights Act, and expanding voting rights are great steps to improving democracy, but we cannot stop at these measures.
Found in: Common Cause Minnesota
Have Voting Issues? Common Cause Indiana Will Help
Call 866-OUR-VOTE for May 7 Primary Election
Found in: Common Cause Indiana
New Report Provides Blueprint for Fair Voting Maps in 2030
“We’ve brought independent redistricting to communities big and small, and the outcome has consistently been fair maps for the voters” said Dan Vicuña, Common Cause Director of Redistricting & Representation.
Found in: Common Cause
Voting Rights Groups Send Congressional Map Back for Review
“A map that moved through the legislative process with intent to discriminate against the voters cannot stand,” said Amy Keith, Common Cause Florida Executive Director.
Found in: Common Cause Florida
44 GROUPS URGE LAWMAKERS TO CO-SPONSOR INCLUSIVE DEMOCRACY ACT, RESTORE VOTING RIGHTS OF MILLIONS AHEAD OF THE ELECTION
Today, 44 organizations representing the National Voting in Prison Coalition sent a letter to members of the House of Representatives urging them to co-sponsor the Inclusive Democracy Act (IDA), legislation to end felony disenfranchisement in federal elections for individuals completing their sentence inside and outside of prison and jail. The IDA was introduced earlier this year by Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley (MA-7). Currently, the IDA has 23 co-sponsors in the House of Representatives and is awaiting a hearing.
Found in: Common Cause
Fair Voting Maps for Wisconsin: What's Next?
We need your voice to help with the next steps to ensure we have Fair Maps beyond 2024.
Found in: Common Cause in Wisconsin
PA Voting Rights Advocates Support Fair Districts Amendment
"This bill is an opportunity to take the power to draw district lines away from political insiders, and give it to ordinary citizens who represent the diversity of our Commonwealth."
Found in: Common Cause Pennsylvania
Early Voting a “Small Victory” in Connecticut
Nearly 18,000 ballots cast during early voting period