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Connecting the Challenges to Our Democracy
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Ranked Choice Voting passed in New York!
Ranked Choice Voting is coming to NYC elections in 2021!
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Common Cause Members Report in from the Field
Tens of thousands of you nationwide have called, emailed, or met with their U.S. representatives and urged them to support an impeachment investigation. Meet a few of these champions of democracy.
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Michigan Voters Oppose Partisan Gerrymandering, Despite SCOTUS Ruling
The Detroit News ran a guest opinion from a proponent of partisan gerrymandering. Here is our response.
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Texas Leaders: Do Not Turn Over Driver’s License Data for Citizen Count
Like most states, Texas should refuse to turn over driver’s license records to the U.S. Census Bureau. Using citizenship data to gerrymander is a radical attempt to undermine our democracy.
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#ThrowbackThursday: Common Cause calls for televised hearings of Nixon’s Senate impeachment trial
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Not a Job for Siri: Why Automated Redistricting Is the Wrong Fix for Gerrymandering
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Democracy On The Ballot 2019
Democracy reform is on the ballot in the 2019 general election in states and cities across the country.
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What happened in the last 24 hours on the impeachment inquiry of Donald Trump (October 4, 2019)
It can be hard to keep up with all the news from the ongoing impeachment investigation of President Trump, but here is the latest.
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Everything you need to understand the impeachment inquiry against Donald Trump
What will the impeachment inquiry into President Trump look like? What impeachable offenses will be investigated? Here are some the answers.
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Fact Check: Wall Street Journal Editorial Board Misses the Mark on Redistricting Reform
Gerrymandering is wrong, no matter who does it – Democrats or Republicans. The fight for fair redistricting has always been about shifting power from politicians to the people.
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Media, Government, US
The media merger pot keeps boiling. It appears that the Federal Communications Commission is about to approve another damaging deal, this one between Nexstar and Tribune.