Legislation
Fair Representation for D.C.
It's time to give D.C. residents the voting representation in Congress they deserve.
Voting & Fair Representation: Protecting Your Voice
We all deserve a say in choosing leaders who will fight for us in the halls of power. The right to vote must be secure, fair, and open to all.
Our votes are how we decide the future for our families, our communities, and our country. But too often, politicians pass unfair voting rules that drown out the voices of everyday people or rig legislative maps so we don’t get a real choice.
That’s why Common Cause protects your voice at the ballot box, in Congress, in state legislatures, in the courts, and beyond.
We have passed hundreds of commonsense solutions that give every American a say in our future – including vote-by-mail, online voter registration, early voting, and independent redistricting – and blocked voter suppression policies like strict voter ID and purges of registered voters.
What We’re Doing
Campaign
Independent and Advisory Citizen Redistricting Commissions
This reform takes the power to draw districts from legislators and gives it to ordinary Americans.
Fair Maps Nevada v. Cegavske
Campaign
Census Citizenship Question
Common Cause stopped Trump’s efforts to add a dangerous question on citizenship status to the 2020 Census.
Legislation
Freedom to Vote Act
This robust democracy reform package will give everyday people a bigger voice in politics and create a more ethical and accountable government.
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Add Your Name: Deliver on the People’s Promise
Trump had his 100 days. Now it’s our turn.
President Trump and his allies have spent the past 100 days attacking our rights, undermining our democracy, and enriching the ultra-wealthy, while driving up the cost of living for working-class Americans. It’s a deliberate strategy to distract and divide us while they seize power and wealth.
We see through their games. It’s time to join together and demand something different — not just by resisting their agenda, but by offering our own that guarantees justice, equality,...
Your financial support helps us make an impact by holding power accountable and strengthening democracy.
Updates
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The Road Ahead
A message from Virginia Kase Solomón, President and CEO of Common Cause.
5 Million Strong: A People-Powered Movement with One Shared Promise
Blog Post
How a Trump Policy Priority was Defeated in Deep Red Texas
SB 16 could easily have sailed through the Texas Legislature. Instead, we kept it from becoming law.
Lots of factors contributed to the death of SB 16. One of the biggest factors: you! Thanks to months of hard work and tireless advocacy from Common Cause members like you, along with the hundreds of coalition partners, activists, and supporters of voting rights who showed up at committee hearings, sent emails, made calls, and spread the word across social media.
Lots of factors contributed to the death of SB 16. One of the biggest factors: you! Thanks to months of hard work and tireless advocacy from Common Cause members like you, along with the hundreds of coalition partners, activists, and supporters of voting rights who showed up at committee hearings, sent emails, made calls, and spread the word across social media.
Related Resources
Guide
The SAVE Act Myth vs. Fact
Guide
Explainer: Trump’s Executive Order Attacking Voting Rights
By: Dan Vicuna
Guide
Explainer: Trump Administration’s Proposal to Task USPS with Census Enumeration
The United States Postal Service is a highly trusted, independent agency that provides a critical service to the public. Tasking the USPS with conducting the census will lead to increased costs, overburdened postal workers, and service delays.
Press
Press Release
SCOTUS Limits Birthright Citizenship Protections & Constitutional Rights
Today, the United States Supreme Court paused a federal district court’s decision that protected the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of citizenship to anyone born in the United States. On his first day in office, President Trump issued an executive order attempting to end the 14th Amendment’s citizenship guarantee. Federal courts swiftly blocked the order via nationwide injunctions, recognizing it as a blatant violation of the Constitution.
Press Release
Trump’s A.G. Pam Bondi Guts DOJ’s Voting Rights Leadership
President Trump’s Attorney General Pam Bondi removed the leadership team of the Voting Section of the Department of Justice’s Civil Rights Division and ordered the dismissal of all the section’s active cases. The Voting Section enforces the federal laws protecting the right to vote, including the Voting Rights Act, the Uniformed and Overseas Citizens Absentee Voting Act, the National Voter Registration Act, the Help America Vote Act and the Civil Rights Acts.
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.
