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Marketplace (AUDIO): Voting rights issue sparks huge fundraising across political spectrum
Jay Riestenberg with Common Cause, which advocates for more accessible voting, is particularly concerned about conservative “secret donors” funding the push for more restrictive laws. “Well, the truth is, we’ll never really know because a lot of these groups do not disclose their spending or where their funding comes from,” Riestenberg said. “But I think we’re well in the area of over $100 million on both sides.”
Found in: Common Cause
CNN: Florida House passes controversial voting bill that would add new restrictions
"SB 90 will limit voters' options when they make a choice in the three methods to cast a ballot. It will create hurdles to every step of voting by mail. It will reduce voters' access to ballot drop boxes. It will add to elections officials' workload and add to the need for voter education. It will make it more difficult for the nonpartisan Election Protection volunteer program to assist voters in understanding their rights in the voting process," Sylvia Albert of Common Cause said in a statement released following the House vote. "Nothing about this bill is 'for the people.' It will only make it harder for 'the people' to have our voices heard and our ballots counted," she added.
Found in: Common Cause
New York Times: Voting Rights Standoff Stalls Trump-Inspired Ethics Measures
“It’s critically important that the For the People Act remain big, bold and together,” said Aaron Scherb, the director of legislative affairs for Common Cause, one of several groups working with Democrats on the bill, adding, “People don’t want piecemeal solutions to comprehensive problems.”
Found in: Common Cause
New York Times: Georgia Faith Leaders Urge Boycott of Home Depot Over Voting Law
“I can’t fully support a boycott within Georgia,” said Aunna Dennis, the executive director of the Georgia chapter of Common Cause. “The boycott hurts the working-class person. But corporations do need to be held accountable on where they put their dollars.”
Found in: Common Cause
Salon: Big corporate donors claim to support racial justice — but fund Republicans pushing voting limits
"This bill is anti-democratic, anti-voter, and once again, demonstrates how far current leadership is willing to go to protect their own partisan interests," the nonpartisan government watchdog group Common Cause Texas said.
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Voting Rights Advocates Celebrate Passage of Package of Voting Rights Policies that Seek to Make Voting More Accessible
Members of the Expand the Ballot coalition joined the Larry Young Morning Show on WOLB1010AM to celebrate the end of the Maryland General Assembly session and the passage of a comprehensive voting rights package that makes Maryland one of the leading states in America as it relates to voting reform.
Found in: Common Cause Maryland
The Atlantic: Why Is Voting So Hard in Blue States?
Unlike Delaware’s restrictions, Rhode Island’s voter-ID law can’t be described as antiquated: The statute is just 10 years old and won adoption under a Democratic majority with support from powerful Black elected leaders. “It was bizarro,” said John Marion, the executive director of Common Cause Rhode Island, the state affiliate of the national government-watchdog group. “Ten years later, I still don’t know how it happened.”
Found in: Common Cause
NC lawmakers call for safeguarding voting rights, enacting pro-democracy reforms
Found in: Common Cause North Carolina
Lawmakers discuss the protection of NC voting rights
"When people participate in democracy, voters win. We want laws that make voting easier, not harder," said Bob Phillips of Common Cause NC.
Found in: Common Cause North Carolina
Stateline/Tampa Bay Times: Nation has Georgia on its mind, but many states are making voting easier
By and large, bills to expand mail-in voting and voter registration are passing in states that have Democratic legislative majorities and Democratic governors, said Sylvia Albert, the national voting and elections director for Common Cause, a national nonprofit that favors expanded voting options and has joined a lawsuit seeking to overturn Georgia’s new restrictions.