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11.15.2022

As 2024 Election Begins, Common Cause Will “Double Down On Work to Protect Voting Rights for All”

"The clock has started in the 2024 election, and our work to protect our elections begins now. We will double down on our work to protect voting rights for all—Democrats, Republicans, and Independents."

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Gerrymandering & Representation 05.17.2024

Prison Gerrymandering: Districting Behind Bars

When the Wisconsin Supreme Court struck down the congressional and state district maps last December and ordered new, fairer ones to be drawn, the state had the opportunity to do away with a lesser-known form of district manipulation — prison gerrymandering.

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03.22.2024

Protecting Voters In March’s Primaries

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Voting & Elections 03.1.2024

Why We Have a State of the Union Address

And How Biden Has Addressed the State of our Democracy in the Past

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