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Voting & Elections 04.26.2017

Common Cause Illinois Strongly Opposes A Constitutional Convention And Urges The General Assembly To Reject A Dangerous Proposal That Would Put All Of Our Constitutional Rights At Risk

“Every Illinois citizen should be terribly concerned about the reckless calls in this state for a constitutional convention,” warned Brian Gladstein, Executive Director of Common Cause Illinois.

Voting & Elections 11.29.2016

Governor Rauner Forces Republican Legislators To Abandon Bipartisan Voting Reform Measure

Automatic Voter Registration could have registered up to two million eligible voters in Illinois

Voting & Elections 03.7.2016

Common Cause Directs Poll Watching To 5th District After Vote-Buying Allegations

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.

Voting & Elections 02.10.2016

President Obama just called for Automatic Voter Registration in Illinois!

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

Voting & Elections 01.27.2016

Common Cause IL Response to Gov. Rauner's State of the State Address

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

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