836 Search Results Containing "voting"
Los Angeles Times: GOP set to block Democrats’ voting-rights bill in Senate. Activists plan pressure campaign
“Our summer of mobilization and grassroots actions to pass this bill will continue. Democracy will prevail. Failure is not an option,” Karen Hobert Flynn, president of government watchdog Common Cause, said in a statement.
Found in: Common Cause
Washington Post: Activists gear up for battle as Senate Republicans prepare to block voting rights bill
Stephen Spaulding, senior counsel with Common Cause, said Tuesday’s vote is “the first step in a concerted summer-long fight to get this bill across the finish line.” “It’s by no means over tomorrow,” he said.
Found in: Common Cause
More Than 80 Indiana Citizens Attended Webinar on Voting Rights
Yesterday, Common Cause Indiana, the Indiana State Conference NAACP, and the Indianapolis NAACP welcomed more than 80 Indiana citizens to a virtual panel featuring voting rights experts. The strong attendance from a diverse group of community members highlights the strong grassroots support for an independent and bipartisan redistricting process in Indiana so that voters can freely choose their elected representatives, not the other way around.
Found in: Common Cause Indiana
Bills that would adjust North Carolina election system drawing criticism from voting advocates
"We had a record election year in 2020, Republicans and Democrats and unaffiliated voters came out in record numbers, we ought to be building on that success and not trying to do anything that limits or puts up new barriers for voting," said Common Cause executive director Bob Phillips.
Found in: Common Cause North Carolina
Good Government Groups Applaud Passage of Historic Voting Rights Legislation; Bill to Implement Automatic Voter Registration, Restore Voting Freedom for People on Parole & More
Found in: Common Cause in Connecticut
The Nation: ALEC’s Corporate Funders Are Complicit in State-Based Assaults on Voting Rights and Democracy
Common Cause President Karen Hobert Flynn reminds us, “ALEC has a long history of rigging the rules against everyday Americans while skirting ethics and tax laws.” And now, she adds, “ALEC…is working behind the scenes to restrict voting rights.” This week, more than 300 voting rights organizations and their allies, including Common Cause, Public Citizen, Fair Fight Action, Color of Change, the AFL-CIO, and the League of Women Voters, demanded that major corporations cut their financial ties with ALEC.
Found in: Common Cause
Sinclair Broadcasting: Political obstacles mount as progressives press Dems to act on voting rights
“Having more voting rights lawyers at DOJ is extremely helpful, but as Attorney General Garland himself said, they also need Congress to pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act and the For the People Act to give DOJ the tools it needs,” said Aaron Scherb, director of legislative affairs for advocacy group Common Cause. ... Scherb, whose organization participates in the Deadline for Democracy effort, said the legislative process is inching ahead slowly, despite Manchin’s public rejection of the For the People Act. Advocates are hopeful grassroots pressure will convince lawmakers there is strong public support for reform. “There’s certainly a lot more activity happening behind the scenes, as well as a huge public push,” he said.
Found in: Common Cause
Pro-democracy groups oppose attempt by NC legislature to impose barriers to voting by mail
Found in: Common Cause North Carolina
Pennsylvania House and Senate Committees Consider Proposals to Make Voting More Difficult
Common Cause Pennsylvania adamantly opposes both proposals. HB 1300 in its current form will place multiple restrictions on the voting process that millions of Pennsylvanians have come to depend on. SB 735 is expected to lower turnout among Black, young and new voters.
Found in: Common Cause Pennsylvania
N.C. Senate Democrats, civil right advocates worry bills claiming to expand voting rights do the exact opposite
Bob Philips, the executive director of Common Cause NC, a grassroots organization said in a press release: “There is absolutely no evidence that this change is needed. It would simply hurt North Carolina voters, especially those in rural communities, who follow the rules but could have their ballot unfairly invalidated because of a delay in mail delivery. We call on legislators to reject Senate Bill 326.”