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Voting Rights Groups Demand Gov. Polis Hold Tina Peters Accountable
Common Cause led a group of 18 voting and civil rights organizations in sending a letter to Colorado Governor Polis, urging him to decline clemency for Tina Peters.
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CPR News: Colorado Democrats Want To Make Voter Registration So Automatic, You May Not Realize You’ve Registered
The legislation would change how Coloradans opt out of being added to the voter rolls. Currently, eligible voters can decline to be enrolled when they encounter the question in person at the DMV or on the division's website. Under the new system, the state would send a postcard to electors who interact with the DMV or state Medicaid offices, asking if they’d rather not be a registered voter.
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Colorado Common Cause Applauds Passage of Parolee Voting Bill – Urges Governor to Restore Voting Rights to Felons
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Colorado Common Cause Urges Senate to Fund Census Outreach in Advance of Committee Vote Today
Colorado Common Cause today urged the state Senate to allocate $6 million for 2020 Census outreach. The funding is necessary to accurately count every Colorado community to ensure the state receives its fair share of federal funds, which make up a third of the state budget, and is represented fairly in the U.S. House of Representatives
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Colorado Independent: Polis says he’ll sign police transparency bill — to watchdogs’ relief
Advocates for government accountability were alarmed to learn Gov. Jared Polis was undecided on whether to veto a bill to expand police transparency in Colorado.
But Polis spokeswoman Maria De Cambra set the record straight late Wednesday.
“We’re not going to veto the bill,” she said. “It will be signed.”
The signing is slated for 10:50 a.m. Friday at the Capitol, and it will be open to media, De Cambra said.
The bill — HB-1119, sponsored by Democratic Denver Rep. James Coleman...
But Polis spokeswoman Maria De Cambra set the record straight late Wednesday.
“We’re not going to veto the bill,” she said. “It will be signed.”
The signing is slated for 10:50 a.m. Friday at the Capitol, and it will be open to media, De Cambra said.
The bill — HB-1119, sponsored by Democratic Denver Rep. James Coleman...
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Colorado Independent: When Colorado cops police themselves, the public can be left in the dark
A Denver legislator's bill would make closed internal investigation files subject to open-records requests. The effort has an array of supporters, including the ACLU and Colorado Common Cause, the libertarian Independence Institute and media groups such as the Colorado Broadcasters Association, the Colorado Press Association and the Colorado Freedom of Information Coalition.
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Colorado Independent: Judge nixes citizenship question on Census
Patrick Potyondy, policy manager for Colorado Common Cause, outlined five key areas that Census data affects: how many seats each state receives in the House of Representatives, legislative and congressional redistricting, the allocation of federal funds to states, legislative decision-making, and civil rights enforcement. “Unless we have really good data, we can’t make good decisions,” he said.
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Public News Service: Colorado Takes Steps to Limit Influence of Money in Politics
"Government should reflect the interests of the average Coloradans, not special interests, and that, of course, is the concern around the influence of money in politics and the effects that Citizens United had," said Amanda Gonzalez, Executive Director at Colorado Common Cause.
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Summit on Democracy Reform Coming to Denver
A policy summit to discuss the new, innovative democracy reforms taking root across the state will be held on Saturday, February 9th at the First Unitarian Society of Denver. Colorado Common Cause is hosting the event.
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Colorado Sun: Colorado Voting Issues 2018
The Colorado Sun highlights the work of Just Vote! Colorado, which assists thousands of voters in Colorado during the election.
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KOAA: The vote investment: money in the midterms
"Our bigger picture that we worry about is those special interests coming in and spending lots and lots of money. We want them [elected officials] to listen to their constituents and listen to the people that voted for them, or maybe didn’t vote for them"
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KUNC: Election Night Wrap-Up
"Coloradans really don't like the idea of money corrupting their government," said Amanda Gonzalez, executive director of Colorado Common Cause, a group that opposed Amendment 75. "And that's exactly what this would have done."
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Big Wins for Democracy in Colorado 2018 Election
