{"id":22738,"date":"2024-09-09T08:55:53","date_gmt":"2024-09-09T12:55:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/?post_type=press&p=22738"},"modified":"2024-09-09T08:55:53","modified_gmt":"2024-09-09T12:55:53","slug":"common-cause-veroffentlicht-scorecard-zur-unterstutzung-prodemokratischer-gesetzesentwurfe-durch-die-gesetzgeber-im-118-kongress","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/de\/press\/common-cause-releases-scorecard-of-lawmaker-support-for-pro-democracy-bills-in-118th-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Common Cause ver\u00f6ffentlicht Scorecard zur Unterst\u00fctzung prodemokratischer Gesetzesentw\u00fcrfe durch die Gesetzgeber im 118. Kongress"},"template":"","class_list":["post-22738","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry","press_type-press-release"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"Today, Common Cause released its 2024 Democracy Scorecard, tracking the positions of every Member of Congress on issues vital to the health of our democracy during the 118th Congress. Throughout this Congress, members of the House and Senate were notified that various votes on key democracy issues \u2013 including voting rights, judicial ethics and campaign finance disclosure - would be counted in the Scorecard, which will be distributed to our 1.5 million members, allies, and state and national media.\u00a0\u00a0","featured_image":"","press_type":236,"authors":"","related_issues":[149,2066,2082,103,137,169,167],"related_work":false,"location":46},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":true,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":["{\"site_id\":\"1\",\"post_type\":\"person\",\"post_id\":7855}"],"name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":"","component_wysiwyg":{"content":"Heute ver\u00f6ffentlichte Common Cause seine Demokratie-Scorecard 2024<\/a>, die die Positionen jedes Kongressmitglieds zu Themen verfolgt, die f\u00fcr die Gesundheit unserer Demokratie von entscheidender Bedeutung sind, w\u00e4hrend der 118th<\/sup> Congress. Throughout this Congress, members of the House and Senate were notified that various votes on key democracy issues \u2013 including voting rights, judicial ethics and campaign finance disclosure - would be counted in the Scorecard, which will be distributed to our 1.5 million members, allies, and state and national media.\r\n\r\n\u201cThese pro-democracy reforms enjoy broad public support nationally, and it is important for Americans to know whether their elected representatives in Congress are voting for or against these commonsense reforms in Washington,\u201d said Virginia Kase Solom\u00f3n, Pr\u00e4sidentin und CEO von Common Cause<\/strong>. \u201cPeople are tired of the status quo \u2013 the outsized role special interests and secret money play in our elections, Supreme Court Justices who ignore ethical standards, and gerrymandered congressional districts that allow politicians to choose their voters, instead of the other way around. Common Cause\u2019s Democracy Scorecard lets Americans know where their representatives in Washington stand on these issues of critical importance to our democracy.\u201d\r\n\r\nThe Scorecard does not \u2018rate\u2019 candidates. Instead, it spotlights the votes and co-sponsors of legislation that would protect our elections, elevate the voices of all Americans in politics and government, make voting more accessible, end partisan gerrymandering so that every American has a fair chance to elect representatives of their choice, and promote high ethical standards for elected and appointed officials. Some highlights of our 2024 Democracy Scorecard include:\r\n