Minnesota Litigation
Corrie v. Simon
Common Cause Minnesota, OneMN.org, Voices for Racial Justice, and individual Minnesota voters filed a lawsuit to protect representation for people of color in the redistricting process.
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
Litigation
Common Cause v. Trump (Census)
In 2020, Common Cause sued former President Trump for unconstitutionally depriving immigrant communities from equal representation in Congress.
California Litigation
Legislature of the State of California v. Padilla Amicus Letters
In light of the COVID-19 pandemic, we submitted amicus letters in support of extending the deadlines for submission of new district maps by the state’s independent redistricting commission.
Litigation
People Not Politicians Oregon v. Clarno
The People Not Politicians Oregon coalition sued Oregon’s secretary of state to ensure that all of the signatures gathered to qualify its redistricting reform initiative for the November 2020 ballot will count.
Litigation
Daunt v. Benson/Michigan Republican Party v. Benson
Petition
Tell Congress: REJECT the anti-voter SAVE Act
Every eligible American deserves the freedom to vote without jumping through impossible hoops.
But the SAVE Act would scare newly naturalized citizens out of voting and make it harder for millions of eligible voters to cast a ballot – especially seniors, women, students, veterans, and rural voters.
REJECT the anti-voter SAVE Act and protect our right to vote.
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Protect Voter Privacy
Before Common Cause takes the next step to protect voters’ private information, we need to hear directly from members like you.
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Tell Us Why Vote-By-Mail Matters to You
Vote-by-mail is essential for millions of Americans who might not otherwise be able to participate in our democracy. As threats to mail voting continue nationwide, we’re gathering real stories from voters who depend on it and the barriers they may face trying to vote in person. Your answers will help us understand how vote-by-mail supports your ability to participate — and what challenges you would face without it. A member of our team may contact...
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Updates
Blog Post
Mid-Decade Swing: Latino Voters Could Ruin Trump’s Redistricting Gamble
One year later, and with the 2026 Texas primaries behind us, could Latino voters be signaling Trump’s redraws are looking like “dummymanders” all over GOP-controlled states?
Blog Post
Three Times Trump Admitted the SAVE Act is a GOP Power Play
Trump's favored national legislation is a way to pick and choose who can vote for him.
Blog Post
SOTU Recap: More than Four Reasons for Expanding Vote By Mail
President Trump mentioned four reasons to have mail-in voting, but here are several more.
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
Common Cause Challenges Trump’s Demands for Voter Data in 14 States
Voter data demands raise privacy, election integrity concerns
Press Release
Common Cause Warns Virginia to Follow Its Redistricting Criteria
Common Cause, the nation’s premiere redistricting leader, sent a letter to Virginia legislators, urging them to comply with the organization’s fairness criteria as they advance mid-decade redistricting
Press Release
Voting Rights Groups, DC Voters File Motion to Protect Privacy Against DOJ Overreach
Common Cause and two DC voters joined the ACLU National Voting Rights Project in filing a motion to intervene in United States v. Evans to prevent the Department of Justice (DOJ) from obtaining D.C. voters’ personal data from the nonpublic voter file.
