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light of the recent allegations of vote-buying in the 5th State House District, combined with reports that show this is the most expensive primary in state history, Common Cause Illinois has decided to deploy their poll watching apparatus exclusively in the 5th District.

Send a message to your legislators, urging them to help build a better democracy by passing nation-wide automatic voter registration.

Common Cause Illinois Response to Governor Rauner's State of the State Address

A new ordinance was introduced at today’s city council meeting that, if it passes, will create a small-donor public-financing system for the city of Chicago. The ordinance’s co-sponsors include Aldermen John Arena, Michelle Harris, and Joe Moore.

Cook County and the City of Chicago Joined Brief Organized by Common Cause Backing a Count of All People for Redistricting State Legislatures

The Supreme Court should reject claims by two Texas voters that the state has unconstitutionally diluted the value of their ballots by drawing election districts with equal numbers of citizens but unequal numbers of voters, Common Cause argues in two briefs filed last week in Evenwel v. Abbott.