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Marquee Voting Reform Law Gets Public Hearing
Experts, advocates, and community organizers testify in support of the VOTES Act to improve Massachusetts elections. The bill has strong momentum with over 100 cosponsors in the state legislature.
Found in: Common Cause Massachusetts
Common Cause NC welcomes new Redistricting Community Engagement Specialists to help North Carolinians make their voices heard as new voting maps are drawn
Found in: Common Cause North Carolina
ROUNDUP: New Poll Shows Rhode Islanders Want More Voting Options, Accessibility
The Rhode Island Voting Access Coalition announced new polling showing strong bipartisan support for measures that expand access to the ballot for Ocean State voters.
Found in: Common Cause Rhode Island
Poll Results Show RI Voters Support Policies to Expand Access to Voting
The RI Voting Access Coalition released the results of a poll showing strong public bipartisan support for changes that are part of the Let RI Vote campaign. The Let RI Vote campaign is focused on safely and securely expanding access to the ballot for all eligible voters.
Found in: Common Cause Rhode Island
Common Cause NC welcomes new Redistricting Community Engagement Specialists to help North Carolinians make their voices heard as new voting maps are drawn
Found in: Common Cause North Carolina
Voting Rights Advocates Applaud Passage of Historic No-Excuse Absentee Ballot Legislation; Call for Immediate Action on Senate Bill 5
The Connecticut House voted 104-44 in favor of House Joint Resolution 58 - to allow for no-excuse absentee ballot voting in Connecticut. The resolution now heads to the Senate. The legislature will have to pass the resolution again next session for it to appear on the ballot in 2024.
Found in: Common Cause in Connecticut
Resolution to allow expanded absentee voting clears House
(...) The legislation passed the House on a 103 to 44 vote, with nine Republicans joining the Democrats in support. In order for the question to have appeared on the November 2022 ballot, the resolution needed 75% of the chamber’s support. The resolution now awaits action in the Senate. (...) “It’s time to make this commonsense measure permanent. If the legislature doesn’t pass the no-excuse absentee ballot resolution this session, voters will quickly lose the rights they gained just months ago,” Cheri Quickmire, executive director of Common Cause in Connecticut, said in a statement.
Found in: Common Cause in Connecticut
Associated Press: Texas GOP’s voting restriction bill passes key House vote
“We are seeing the strong effect of President Trump’s big lie. We are seeing the Republican Party go all-in on supporting him and his lies,” said Sylvia Albert, voting and elections director for Common Cause, which advocates for expanded voter access. “We are seeing them use this opportunity to create deliberate barriers to voting for Black and brown voters. It’s un-American.
Found in: Common Cause
House approves early voting question for statewide decision in 2022
HARTFORD — The often-emotional nationwide political battle over ballot access reached the state Capitol on Thursday, but the House of Representatives, in a bipartisan vote, approved legislation that could change the Connecticut Constitution and create procedures for early voting.