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Four Things to Know About Convicted Criminal Tina Peters
Governor Polis has a clear choice: stand with Colorado voters and the rule of law, or reward someone who helped undermine the very elections she swore to protect.
Election Security
We deserve to know that our votes are accurately counted and protected from sophisticated cyber attacks. Common Cause is pushing for reforms that make our elections even more secure.
The integrity of our voting system is important to all of us, and we can always do more to make sure ballots nationwide are counted as cast. The most effective election security solutions include:
- Retiring old and outdated voting machines and upgrading the technology we use
- Moving toward using paper ballots in every state
- Requiring risk-limiting, post-election audits of ballots to confirm that reported election results are accurate
- Ensuring paper back-ups of our voter registration databases and electronic voter rolls
- Eliminating the use of online voting
We are working with election officials and administrators at the national, state, and local levels to implement these common sense election security measures to safeguard our elections.
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Updates
Recap
Common Cause Wrapped 2025
The Top Common Cause Led Victories of the Year
New York
Ranked Choice Voting Brought New Yorkers Together in This Year’s Democratic Primary
Related Resources
Report
Email and Internet Voting: The Overlooked Threat to Election Security
Federal government, military and private sector studies have examined the feasibility of internet-based voting and have concluded it is not secure and should not be used in U.S. government elections.
Legal Filing
Complaint against Cambridge Analytica
Common Cause filed complaints with the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Election Commission (FEC), alleging reason to believe that Cambridge Analytica LTD and its sister company, SCL Group Limited, and numerous employees of the London-based companies repeatedly violated the prohibition on foreign nationals performing certain election-related activities over two U.S. election cycles – including extensive work for the Trump campaign.
Letter
Letter from Reform Groups to Speaker Ryan on Russian Intervention in U.S. Elections
Groups Call Out Speaker Ryan for His Failure to Take Any Action Against Foreign Intervention in Future Elections: Letter to House Speaker Paul Ryan
Legal Filing
Complaint against foreign nationals buying election-related social media ads
Common Cause filed a complaint with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Election Commission (FEC), alleging that one or more unknown foreign nationals made expenditures, independent expenditures or disbursements in connection with the 2016 presidential election in violation of the Federal Election Campaign Act.
Press
Press Release
Minnesota Civil Rights Groups, Two Minnesota Voters File Motion to Block DOJ from Seizing Voter Data
The case is part of the Trump administration’s broader effort to compel states to turn over their full voter registration databases, including sensitive personal information such as a voter’s full name, data of birth, address, partial social security and driver’s license numbers.
Press Release
Washingtonian Names Common Cause’s Virginia Kase Solomón to List of D.C.’s Top Influencers
Washingtonian magazine has once again recognized Common Cause President & CEO Virginia Kase Solomón as one of the 500 Most Influential People in Washington, reaffirming her position as a leading voice on democracy and civil rights issues. She is joined on the prestigious list by Aaron Scherb, Common Cause’s Senior Director of Legislative Affairs, who was also honored again for his impactful work advancing pro-democracy legislation on Capitol Hill.
Press Release
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.
