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Voting Rights Groups Urge Carter-Baker Election Commission to Oppose National Voter Identification Card
Wes Tomer Joins Common Cause National Governing Board
Common Cause Urges Ethics Probe of Rep. Michael Grimm
Congressional investigators should open an inquiry into the conduct of Rep. Michael Grimm, R-NY, who was caught on camera threatening a reporter on Tuesday night and already is the subject of a federal investigation for possible campaign finance law violations, Common Cause said today.
Commission Delivers Bipartisan Blueprint for Upgrading Elections
President Obama's Commission on Election Administration has given the White House, Congress and state leaders a much-needed blueprint for repairing and modernizing the broken machinery of our elections, Common Cause said today.
Common Cause Asks Full D.C. Circuit Court to Reconsider Filibuster Challenge
Common Cause is asking a federal appeals court in Washington to take a second look at the organization’s challenge to the U.S. Senate’s filibuster rule and its 60-vote requirement for action
Common Cause Congratulates Cornell Brooks on His Election as NAACP President
Common Cause was pleased to learn that the NAACP has selected one of our national governing board members, Cornell W. Brooks, to lead the civil rights organization.
Common Cause Disappointed by Appeals Court’s Rejection of Filibuster Suit
Statement by Stephen Spaulding, Common Cause policy counsel, on today's DC Circuit Court ruling in Common Cause v. Biden
Common Cause Hails Rejection of Democratic Governors Challenge to Connecticut’s Campaign Finance Laws
Common Cause and other campaign finance reform advocates have won an important victory in Connecticut, where a federal judge on Tuesday rejected a Democratic Party group's attempt to sidestep a tough state law on political spending
Common Cause Hails Senate Move to Debate Constitutional Amendment on Political Spending
Word that the U.S. Senate will finally debate a constitutional amendment to impose reasonable limits on political spending is welcome news for American democracy, Common Cause said today.
