{"id":8407,"date":"2018-09-12T12:11:44","date_gmt":"2018-09-12T16:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/press-releases\/new-scorecard-charts-pro-democracy-positions-for-members-of-the-115th-congress\/"},"modified":"2018-09-12T12:11:44","modified_gmt":"2018-09-12T16:11:44","slug":"un-nouveau-tableau-de-bord-dresse-un-bilan-des-positions-pro-democratiques-des-membres-du-115e-congres","status":"publish","type":"press","link":"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/fr\/press\/new-scorecard-charts-pro-democracy-positions-for-members-of-the-115th-congress\/","title":{"rendered":"Un nouveau tableau de bord pr\u00e9sente les positions pro-d\u00e9mocratiques des membres du 115e Congr\u00e8s"},"template":"","class_list":["post-8407","press","type-press","status-publish","hentry","press_type-press-release"],"acf":{"details":{"summary":"With Election Day now less than two months away, Common Cause released its 2018\u00a0Democracy Scorecard to chart the positions of every Member of Congress on issues vital to the health of our democracy. The reforms in question range from legislation to create a small donor matching fund system and increased disclosure requirements for outside political groups to bills to curb gerrymandering and strengthen the protections in the Voting Rights Act.","featured_image":"","press_type":236,"authors":["{\"site_id\":\"1\",\"post_type\":\"person\",\"post_id\":7855}"],"related_issues":[103,137,149,169,2066,2082],"related_work":false,"location":46},"sidebar":{"helper_enable_sidebar":false,"helper_media_contact":{"heading":"Media Contact","manually_enter_person":false,"person":null,"name":"","role":"","phone":"","email":""},"helper_links_downloads":{"heading":"Links & Downloads","links":null}},"page_layout":[{"acf_fc_layout":"layout_wysiwyg","_acfe_flexible_toggle":null,"component_wysiwyg":{"content":"\u00c0 moins de deux mois du jour des \u00e9lections, Common Cause a publi\u00e9 son Bilan de la d\u00e9mocratie 2018<\/a> to chart the positions of every Member of Congress on issues vital to the health of our democracy. The reforms in question range from legislation to create a small donor matching fund system and increased disclosure requirements for outside political groups to bills to curb gerrymandering and strengthen the protections in the Voting Rights Act.\r\n\r\nUnfortunately, partisan gridlock and intransigent Republican leadership have meant that common sense reform measures like those in the Scorecard very rarely come to a vote, so sponsorships and co-sponsorships of bills were instead included.\r\n\r\n\u201cHardworking Americans who can\u2019t make a big campaign contribution or start a super PAC have a right to have their voices heard and votes counted,\u201d said Common Cause President Karen Hobert Flynn. \u201cAmericans overwhelmingly support reform of the current political system, but unfortunately, nearly all of the reforms included on our list were never even allowed a vote. The Scorecard is a tool we hope voters will find useful to see where their elected representatives in Washington stand on a variety of democracy reforms.\u201d\r\n\r\n\u201cOur democracy is out of balance. Corporate special interests have a megaphone in politics, many states are enacting barriers to voting, and the current administration ignores the rule of law on a near-daily basis,\u201d said Aaron Scherb, director of legislative affairs at Common Cause. \u201cReforms included in our Scorecard are tested solutions to the most serious problems facing our democracy, and Congress must act so that all Americans, not just the wealthy and politically-connected, can have their voices heard.\u201d\r\n\r\nWhile co-sponsorship is an imperfect metric, this Scorecard can provide useful guidance to citizens concerned about the health of our democracy. The bills included in the Democracy Scorecard reflect a comprehensive reform agenda that public opinion research indicates has consistently high levels of support across the ideological spectrum. Americans tired of waiting for Congress to act and have enacted similar reform measures at the state and local level across the country. With strong public support for these policies and voters prioritizing them as important in the 2018 election, there is a growing national movement emerging this year.\r\n\r\nCommon Cause sent each congressional office four letters throughout the spring and summer listing the bills included in the Scorecard to make sure every Member of Congress knew which legislation he or she was being evaluated on. Common Cause never endorses or opposes candidates for elected office. We publish this Scorecard as a guide so concerned citizens can evalu\u00adate the records of their Members of Congress on key democracy reform issues and build support for these solutions. Since we sent the Scorecard letters to congressional offices, a combined total of more than 250 cosponsors have been added to these bills.\r\n\r\nIt spotlights the sponsors and co-sponsors of legislation that would elevate the voices of everyday Americans in government, make voting more accessible, promote high ethical standards for elected and appointed officials, and end partisan gerrymandering so that every American has a reasonable chance to elect representatives of their choice.\r\n\r\nThe Scorecard includes:\r\n