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Gerrymandering Documentary Premieres Tonight
“Divide and Conquer”, a Vice News documentary on the effects of gerrymandering, features interviews and commentary from lawmakers and advocacy groups in North Carolina, a state Vice refers to as “ground zero for the gerrymandering debate.”
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Probing the Morality and Responsibility of Social Media and Search Engines
Another in a series of reports from Common Cause New York's 2017 summer interns.
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Complete, Accurate Census Is Vital
Another in a series of reports from Common Cause New York's 2017 summer interns
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Gerrymandering, Voter ID Laws Put Fair Representation At Risk
In a panel discussion on Tuesday a Virginia state legislator and representatives of the Campaign Legal Center (CLC) and the A. Philip Randolph Institute (APRI) shared insights on challenges to democracy.
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Cybersecurity Is a Major Challenge for Voting
First in a series of report from Common Cause's 2017 summer interns.
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Big Ten Looking for Big Voting
A New Big Ten Voting Challenge Will Recognize Student Voting Champs
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Rhode Island Tightens Election Security with “Risk-Limiting” Audits
America’s smallest state set a big example for the country on Tuesday.
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National Model for Campaign Finance in Peril
Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy is promising to veto a state budget plan that would decimate the Citizens’ Election Program (CEP), a national model for campaign finance reform since its adoption more than a decade ago.
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Poll Shows Strong Bipartisan Opposition to Partisan Gerrymandering
A new survey by a bipartisan team of pollsters says Americans overwhelmingly disapprove of partisan gerrymandering, a centuries-old issue that the Supreme Court is slated to take up next month.
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Trump’s Support for Big Coal Paying Off At His DC Hotel
Friday grab bag
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Bucking National Trend, California Making Voting Easier
California is advancing ways to increase voter participation ahead of the 2018 elections, while dozens of states have gone backwards by imposing new voting restrictions.
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Thanks, Mr. Secretary!
A tip of the hat today to an unlikely recipient: Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach.