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Common Cause Hosts Town Hall on Immigration, Government Accountability
On Tuesday, Common Cause Hawaii discussed immigration and government accountability at the "People’s Promise" Town Hall.
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Camron Hurt Joins Common Cause Hawaii as Program Manager
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Common Cause Hawaii Reminds Voters “Election Night is not Results Night”
As voters head to the polls, Common Cause Hawaii is reminding the public that it may several days for election officials to finalize results.
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Common Cause Releases 2022 “Democracy Scorecard” Showing Growing Support in Congress for Democracy Reform
As constituents evaluate the performance of their members of Congress, Common Cause released its 2022 “Democracy Scorecard,” a tracking resource with the positions of all members of Congress on campaign finance reform, ethics and transparency, and voting rights legislation.
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Hawaii Primary Election Stifled by Minimal Vote Centers, Long Lines
Hawaii’s primary election took place Saturday, August 13th, and was plagued by hours-long lines prompted by only one Voter Service Center on Maui island. On Maui island, only one voting location was open, where voters began lining up prior to its opening at 7:00 AM.
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Common Cause Hawaii Urges Election Officers to Add Additional Voter Service Centers and Drop Boxes for A More Accessible Election Season
Today, Common Cause Hawaii is calling on county election administrators to add new Voter Service Centers and Drop Boxes across the state for a truly fair, inclusive election, citing a newly released “Voting Location Siting Tool.”
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Common Cause Hawaii Celebrates Trio of Pro-Democracy Wins in 2022 Legislative Session
Today, Common Cause Hawaii announced the passage of three bills they advocated for during this legislative session to strengthen and protect democracy.
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Honolulu Civil Beat Article – March 03, 2022
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House Bill 862 Awarded Annual Rusty Scalpel Award By Good Government Groups
Award given to state legislature's most dishonest "gut and replace" legislation. Honolulu, HI — Today, Common Cause Hawaii and The League of Women Voters of Hawaii announced that this year’s Rusty Scalpel Award for most unconstitutional state legislation was given to HB 862 “Relating to State Government,” for its overly-broad scope, ever-changing intent, and lack of transparency throughout the bill-to-law process. The Honolulu Star-Advertiser urged Governor Ige to veto the legislation, which he included on his intent-to-veto list...
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Common Cause Hawaii 2021 State Legislative Victories
(Honolulu) – During a 2021 Hawaii State legislative session that started amid a surging global pandemic with the Capitol closed to the public and legislators focused on a dire local economic outlook, Common Cause Hawaii understood that democracy was still our mission. We continued to remind our elected officials that we need to ease access to voter registration for our citizens, we must restore confidence in our government through ethics reform, and we need more transparency and accountability in our government. Common Cause Hawaii remained...
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Honolulu Civil Beat – May 17, 2021 – Community Voice – Remote Testimony Worked Well This Session. Now Let’s Make It Even Better
The 2021 Hawaii legislative session was momentous and not just for the issues addressed (or left unaddressed). It was conducted entirely remotely for the first time, given that the Capitol was closed to the public due to COVID-19.
For years, advocates have supported remote public testimony. This would seem reasonable and necessary, given our island state and with the Capitol located on Oahu. Hawaii and Maui county councils have had a hybrid system, allowing both in-person and remote testimony at satellite locations.
For years, advocates have supported remote public testimony. This would seem reasonable and necessary, given our island state and with the Capitol located on Oahu. Hawaii and Maui county councils have had a hybrid system, allowing both in-person and remote testimony at satellite locations.
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Common Cause Hawaii featured on ThinkTechHawaii
Sandy Ma's appearance on ThinkTech had her talking about Common Cause Hawaii legislative efforts on voting and ethics in Hawaii. The video of the show was streamed live and has been uploaded to YouTube. You can view the entire interview by clicking on the link below.
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Honolulu Star-Advertiser Letter to the Editor – March 18, 2021 – AVR won’t expose voters’ private data
There has been misleading messaging trying to scare Hawaii about automatic voter registration (AVR), but we know better. Some people, including elected officials, are saying that AVR will let voters’ private data become public. This is just plain false. Hawaii has a longstanding law in place specifically to protect people’s voter registration data — Hawaii Revised Statutes § 11-97 — and the current AVR bill moving in the Legislature, Senate Bill 159, SD1, will not change that. A county clerk may not disclose voter registration...