839 Search Results Containing "voting"
The Case for Ranked Choice Voting in New York City
Common Cause NY strongly urges the commission to recommend ranked choice voting for all New York City elections.
Found in: Common Cause New York
Reuters: Federal judge blocks Michigan ban on 'straight-ticket' voting
“Judge Drain’s decision makes clear that the Michigan legislature intentionally discriminated against African Americans for partisan political purposes,” said Common Cause president, Karen Hobert Flynn.
Found in: Common Cause
Federal Court Strikes Down Michigan Law Banning Straight-Ticket Voting
Today a federal judge struck down a 2015 bill passed by the Michigan legislature and signed by Governor Snyder to ban straight-ticket voting. Common Cause joined the A. Philip Randolph Institute, the Democratic Party of Michigan, and Michigan voters challenging the law in court.
Found in: Common Cause
Associated Press: Judge: Michigan Can't Eliminate Straight-Party Voting
Karen Hobert Flynn, the president of Common Cause, which joined in the lawsuit along with some black voters, called it a "big win for Michigan voters. The evidence in this case and Judge Drain's decision makes clear that the Michigan legislature intentionally discriminated against African Americans for partisan political purposes."
Found in: Common Cause
Voting rights groups praise California Motor Voter for reaching nearly 800,000 voter registration transactions
California voting rights organizations today praised the California Motor Voter program for dramatically increasing statewide voter registration. The joint effort between the Secretary of State and Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) processed nearly 800,000 voter registration transactions at the DMV from April through June and ensures voter registration will be convenient and voter rolls more accurate going forward.
Found in: California Common Cause
USA Today Op-Ed: Where's the outrage over felons' voting rights?
There are solutions to the problems of mass incarceration, and citizens in more and more states are mustering the political will to bring them about.
Found in: Common Cause
Voting is a Right, not a Privilege: What The Lowell Sun’s Editorial Gets Wrong
It’s no secret that our democracy works best when everybody has a voice, and AVR is a key tool for encouraging participation in the electoral process, as well as a way to safeguard our elections.
Found in: Common Cause Massachusetts
Providence Journal: Vendor that supplied voting machines to R.I. says they cannot be manipulated remotely
"The presence of these modems in the tabulator means that they are connected to the internet, and therefore present a tangible risk to the integrity of our voting system. The presence of these modems in the absence of a well-defined strategy for mitigating the risk they present, undermines confidence in the voting system,″ said John Marion, executive director of Common Cause Rhode Island.
Found in: Common Cause
Vendor that supplied voting machines to R.I. says they cannot be manipulated remotely
How vulnerable to hackers are Rhode Island’s voting machines? The company that sold Rhode Island its current voting machines, in 2016, has assured Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea that the machines do not have the software with remote-access capabilities. Those capabilities created a stir this past week, in the wake of a recently discovered April letter to a federal lawmaker.