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🏛️ 100 Days of the Trump Administration 

Trump’s first 100 days in office are already an all-out assault on our rights, our wallets, and our democracy. We won’t sit back. That’s why we launched the People’s Promise campaign: a vision for a government that works for everyone, not just the wealthy few. It’s about calling on elected officials—from Congress to city hall—to deliver on an economy that works for everyone, a government that serves the people and not the wealthiest among us, and equal rights and opportunity for all. 

This summer, millions of Americans are rising up to make sure those promises are kept. Check out our PeoplesPromise.us to join us and see how you can get involved.

🗳️⛷️ Historic Voting Rights Legislation Passes in Colorado

While the Trump administration is slashing federal voting rights protections, our advocates with Colorado Common Cause are helping to pave a different path. The Colorado Voting Rights Act (COVRA) just passed through the state’s legislature and now heads to the governor’s desk to be signed into law. 

Once signed, the COVRA would cement voting rights protections into state law, would give 1.37 million Coloradans access to multilingual ballots in their local elections, and would make Colorado the first state to create specific protections for LGBTQ+ voters and eligible voters confined in county jails.

📜⚖️ Protecting Birthright Citizenship at the Supreme Court

On April 29, Common Cause filed an amicus brief in Trump v. Casa Inc., the U.S. Supreme Court case challenging President Trump’s executive order attempting to end the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of citizenship to anyone born in the United States. In addition to defending birthright citizenship, the brief focuses on the Trump administration’s dangerous attempt to weaken federal courts by taking away their power to fully stop unconstitutional actions—one of the most important tools courts use to protect people’s rights and maintain the checks and balances that safeguard our democracy. 

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We’re working so hard to protect our democracy, we could write you a novel instead of a newsletter. Instead, here are the top headlines you don’t want to miss: 

• Michigan 🚘: For more than 100 days, voters in Michigan have been without a state representative. Yet, Governor Gretchen Whitmer still hasn’t called a special election. Common Cause Michigan is speaking up to tell the governor to end the delays and give representation to the people. Click here to read more about our work.
• Nebraska 🌽: After Nebraskans passed a measure to legalize medical marijuana, an attorney filed a lawsuit to overturn the measure. Then, the same attorney never filed his required financial disclosures. So Common Cause’s Gavin Geis filed a complaint so the people know what money — and whose money – was spent trying to overturn their will. Click here to learn more.
• Florida 🍊: As the Trump administration weakens federal voting rights protections day by day by, states are fighting back. Common Cause Florida’s Amy Keith wrote in support of the Harry T. & Harriette V. Moore Florida Voting Rights Act, which would secure access to the ballot for all eligible Floridians. Read in the Tampa Bay Times. 

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