839 Search Results Containing "voting"
Fresno officials gerrymandered their districts. Time to take our voting rights back | Opinion via The Fresno Bee
By Jonathan Mehta Stein and Pablo Rodriguez, courtesy of The Fresno Bee
Found in: California Common Cause
Will Newsom Make Voting Rights History or Follow DeSantis’ Anti-Voter Lead?
As Desantis Heads to Court, Newsom Can Make History for Redistricting
Found in: California Common Cause
Nonpartisan Groups Head to Court to Challenge DeSantis’ Unfair Voting Map
“We are taking the DeSantis Administration and state lawmakers to court for denying Black voters in North Florida their freedom to choose their representative in Congress," said Amy Keith, program director of Common Cause Florida.
Found in: Common Cause Florida
North Carolina groups call for open and transparent redistricting process as lawmakers get ready to consider new voting maps
Found in: Common Cause North Carolina
Pennsylvania Voting Rights Groups Are Working To Expand Ballot Access Through Education And Advocacy
The Bucks County Beacon talks with Common Cause PA and the League of Women Voters PA about voter participation.
Found in: Common Cause Pennsylvania
Voting Rights Groups File Motion for Preliminary Injunction in Anderson Common Council Redistricting Lawsuit
INDIANAPOLIS — Today in federal court, Common Cause Indiana, the League of Women Voters of Indiana, and the Madison County NAACP filed a motion for a preliminary injunction in their lawsuit against Anderson, Indiana’s Common Council. The injunction was filed in response to the council’s failure to redistrict by the Dec. 31, 2022 deadline imposed by state law.
Found in: Common Cause Indiana
John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act Will Protect Every American’s Freedom to Vote
Americans expect and deserve free and fair elections. The John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act will protect the freedom to vote of every American at a time when voting rights are once again under attack in many parts of our nation. The legislation, reintroduced today in the House of Representatives, will repair much of the damage done to the Voting Rights Act a decade ago by the Supreme Court in its Shelby County v. Holder decision and subsequent rulings.
Found in: Common Cause
Public News Service: Some Maryland Communities Lowering Voting Age to 16
Alyssa Canty, director of youth programs for Common Cause, said young people are often beginning to see the effects of civic policy. "When they're 16- or 17-year-olds, they are starting their first part-time jobs," Canty pointed out. "So they now have income, so they're purchasing things, so they are paying sales tax, but they have no say in what happens to those tax dollars." Canty sees late high school as a good time to engage young people. "Usually around 16, 17 years old, that junior, senior year of high school, that's also when you take your really in-depth civics class, and you learn about how the government works," Canty explained. "It's almost like experimental learning where you get to actually go and cast a ballot." Canty noted as campaigns have spread across the country, they often see young people taking the lead on the issue. "We have seen where young people are energized by this issue," Canty pointed out. "In many places, they're the ones that are on the forefront leading this work because they see themselves as being really impacted by local elections, by their school boards, by their city councils."
Found in: Common Cause
At 2023 HBCU Think Tank, student leaders discuss civic engagement & the power of voting
Found in: Common Cause North Carolina
Voting Rights Groups, Residents Overwhelmingly Support Voting ACCESS Act
Democracy, disability, religious, and homelessness advocates support comprehensive election administration bill