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David Vance
National Media Strategist
dvance@commoncause.org
240-605-8600
Katie Scally
Direktor ng Komunikasyon
kscally@commoncause.org
408-205-1257
Ariana Marmolejo
Regional Communications Strategist (Kanluran)
amarmolejo@commoncause.org
Jennifer Garcia
Regional Communications Strategist (Timog)
jgarcia@commoncause.org
Kenny Colston
Regional Communications Strategist (Midwest)
kcolston@commoncause.org
Ang network ng Common Cause ng mga eksperto sa reporma sa demokrasya ng pambansa at estado ay madalas na mga komentarista sa media. Upang makipag-usap sa isa sa aming mga eksperto, mangyaring makipag-ugnayan sa sinumang miyembro ng press team sa itaas.
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Cincinnati Enquirer/Columbus Dispatch: GOP OKs Ohio legislature maps tweaked from rejected ones, Democrats say process ‘hijacked’
"They're drunk on power," Turcer said. "They need to be removed from the decision-making process."
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Roll Call: Biden budget seeks $10 billion over decade to improve elections, make ballots postage-free
Albert said states often save the grant money they receive from the federal government for emergencies or for other unexpected reasons.
“Officials don't have confidence that more money will be coming. They don’t feel free to use it in a way that could expand access,” Albert said, praising Biden's call for sustained...
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The Guardian: How gerrymandering allows a purple state to promote Trump’s big lie
“Particularly, given the polarized nature of the US Congress, it’s a lot more straightforward to tell a story of Democrats versus Republicans on the national level than it is to think through the nuances of what happens on the state level,” she said. The policies that most directly affect...
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Salon: “Throwback to Jim Crow”: New Texas voting law means Black voters’ ballots get tossed
Gutierrez said the Texas secretary of state's office was repeatedly told about the potential for these problems when the voting-restriction bill was...
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Common Cause Statement on Passing of Former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright
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Associated Press: Political lobbyists denounce harassment by state senator
“We walked into a meeting with him,” Ferguson said. “He said, ‘Here comes Lips and Hips.’”
Ferguson said she told Ivey-Soto the nickname was sexist and degrading, and that he repeated it later.
She described a “toxic culture” at the Legislature, praised Anaya’s courage for filing a...
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Raleigh News & Observer: Is gerrymandering to blame for more extremism in US politics?
He said he’s heard state legislators on both sides of the aisle complain that their party’s leaders instruct them not to even mingle with the other side when they’re in Raleigh, let alone vote with them.
“We’ve seen it in Raleigh and seen it in Washington,” he said. “Folks that come...
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MSN/Austin American-Statesman: Central Texas counties report ‘higher than ever’ rejection rates for primary mail ballots
Part of the problem, Gutierrez said, is that he is not seeing an earnest effort from the secretary of state to alert voters of the new changes.
"The secretary of state seemed to be doing little to nothing...
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USA Today: Ohio’s redistricting is in disarray weeks before the primary. Can it pull off the election?
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Common Cause Announces Support for Confirming Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to Supreme Court
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Business Insider: How more than $407 million in taxpayer money got locked away in a forgotten government fund — and lawmakers won’t spend it or return it
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Associated Press: DeSantis, lawmakers sued by groups over congressional maps
The lawsuit was filed Friday in federal court in Tallahassee by Common Cause Florida and Fair Districts Now, two non-partisan groups advocating for good government.
The complaint states DeSantis overstepped his executive powers to propose his own maps to favor Republicans. It says his plans...