The SAVE Act
We need your help to save millions of voters from the GOP’s so-called “SAVE” Act
Voting & Fair Representation: Protecting Your Voice
We all deserve a say in choosing leaders who will fight for us in the halls of power. The right to vote must be secure, fair, and open to all.
Our votes are how we decide the future para our families, our communities, and our country. Pero too often, politicians pass unfair voting rules that drown out the voices of everyday people or rig legislative maps so we don’t get a real choice. That’s why Causa común protects your voice at the ballot box, en Congress, en state legislatures, in el courts, and beyond. Nosotros have passed hundreds of commonsense solutions that give every American a say in our future – including vote-by-mail, online voter registration, early voting, and independent redistricting – and blocked voter suppression policies like strict voter ID and purges of registered voters.
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Moore contra Harper
Common Cause llevó la lucha por elecciones libres y justas hasta la Corte Suprema y ganó.
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Trump’s Budget Plan: A Direct Attack on Medicaid, SNAP, and Climate Programs
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Add Your Name: Deliver on the People’s Promise
Trump had his 100 days. Now it’s our turn.
President Trump and his allies have spent the past 100 days attacking our rights, undermining our democracy, and enriching the ultra-wealthy, while driving up the cost of living for working-class Americans. It’s a deliberate strategy to distract and divide us while they seize power and wealth.
We see through their games. It’s time to join together and demand something different — not just by resisting their agenda, but by offering our own that guarantees justice, equality,...
Su apoyo financiero nos ayuda a generar un impacto al: Hacer que el poder rinda cuentas y fortalecer la democracia.
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How a Trump Policy Priority was Defeated in Deep Red Texas
SB 16 could easily have sailed through the Texas Legislature. Instead, we kept it from becoming law.
Lots of factors contributed to the death of SB 16. One of the biggest factors: you! Thanks to months of hard work and tireless advocacy from Common Cause members like you, along with the hundreds of coalition partners, activists, and supporters of voting rights who showed up at committee hearings, sent emails, made calls, and spread the word across social media.
Lots of factors contributed to the death of SB 16. One of the biggest factors: you! Thanks to months of hard work and tireless advocacy from Common Cause members like you, along with the hundreds of coalition partners, activists, and supporters of voting rights who showed up at committee hearings, sent emails, made calls, and spread the word across social media.
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Explainer: 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals makes it harder to protect voting rights in 7 States
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Meet the Common Cause Women Protecting Your Freedom to Vote
This Women’s History Month, we’re shining a light on three women here at Common Cause who are leading the charge to enact state-level Voting Rights Acts in Colorado, Florida, and Maryland.
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The SAVE Act Myth vs. Fact
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Explainer: Trump’s Executive Order Attacking Voting Rights
By: Dan Vicuna
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Explainer: Trump Administration’s Proposal to Task USPS with Census Enumeration
The United States Postal Service is a highly trusted, independent agency that provides a critical service to the public. Tasking the USPS with conducting the census will lead to increased costs, overburdened postal workers, and service delays.
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Presione soltar
Trump’s A.G. Pam Bondi Guts DOJ’s Voting Rights Leadership
President Trump’s Attorney General Pam Bondi removed the leadership team of the Voting Section of the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and ordered the dismissal of all the section’s active cases. The Voting Section enforces the federal laws protecting the right to vote, including the Voting Rights Act, the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, the National Voter Registration Act, the Help America Vote Act and the Civil Rights Acts.
Presione soltar
District Court Confirms Presidents Don’t Set Election Law
A district court judge ruled President Donald Trump cannot set election law by executive order, a victory for voting rights and the people.
Presione soltar
House Passes Modern Day Poll Tax in SAVE Act
Today, the U.S. House of Representatives passed the SAVE Act (HR 22), legislation that will make it significantly harder and more expensive for tens of millions of American to vote in elections. Under the proposed legislation, every American would have to provide in-person proof of citizenship to register to vote and update their voter registration. Additionally, the SAVE Act would make it impossible for Americans to register to vote by mail, end to voter registration drives, and end online voter registration for the 42 states.
