The VOTES Act
An Act Fostering Voting Opportunities, Trust, Equity, and Security or the VOTES Act, was the largest expansion of voting access in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in years.
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
Fair Districts
Fair districts stop partisan politicians from manipulating voting maps to keep themselves and their party in power.
Early Voting
Extending the period during which people can vote makes it easier for hardworking Americans to get to the polls.
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.
form
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
2025 Wrapped: The Top Common Cause Massachusetts Victories of the Year
Thanks to our Bay State members, we fought for the people and secured significant victories in Massachusetts. We are grateful to all those who joined our People’s Lobby, in ways big and small, and made sure the people’s interests came first.
Blog Post
Foreign-influenced political spending is a threat to our democracy
What Massachusetts lawmakers can do to protect our elections from foreign influences.
Blog Post
Voting ACCESS Act Fact Sheet
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
ACLU Asks Court to Reject Trump Administration’s Unlawful Demand for Full Access to Massachusetts Voter Rolls
Demand is part of an unprecedented attempted nationwide data grab that could allow the administration to illegally target and disenfranchise legitimate voters
Press Release
Voting Rights Groups, Massachusetts Voter Seek to Protect Voters’ Privacy
Lawsuit challenges DOJ demand for sensitive voter data
Press Release
Advocates Urge Legislature to Rescind and Reject Dangerous Calls for a Constitutional Convention
Today, good government, organized labor, and reproductive rights leaders testified before the Joint Committee on Veterans and Federal Affairs in support of H.4692 and S.2684, joint resolutions filed by House Assistant Majority Leader Alice Peisch and Senate Majority Leader Cindy Creem to rescind all previous Article V Constitutional Convention applications. The groups also opposed any new resolution calling for an Article V convention.