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Massachusetts Rescinds Dangerous Article V Convention Calls

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Massachusetts Rescinds Dangerous Article V Convention Calls

November 19, 2025

Following calls from good government, labor, and reproductive rights groups, the Massachusetts legislature moved today to protect all American’s constitutional rights by rescinding the state’s previous calls for an Article V constitutional convention.

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Maya Majikas

Communications Strategist
mmajikas@commoncause.org

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Boston voters recently got an anonymous text slamming Mayor Wu. Here’s who it came from.

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New Legislative Rules Increase Transparency for Bay Staters, Strengthen Accountability for Lawmakers

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New Legislative Rules Increase Transparency for Bay Staters, Strengthen Accountability for Lawmakers

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Common Cause Massachusetts Hosts “The People’s Lobby Day”

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Voting Rights Groups Launch Campaign to Strengthen Ballot Access

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Massachusetts Must Strengthen Voting Access as Federal Attacks Increase

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Massachusetts Must Strengthen Voting Access as Federal Attacks Increase

Voting rights coalition calls for comprehensive voting reforms

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New Analysis Shows 66% of Massachusetts Provisional Ballots Unnecessarily Rejected in November 2024 Election

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New Analysis Shows 66% of Massachusetts Provisional Ballots Unnecessarily Rejected in November 2024 Election

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Boston City Council Passes Sunshine Week Resolution Supported by Common Cause

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Council also endorses requiring hybrid access to public meetings under the Open Meeting Law

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Advocates’ statement in response to legislature extending remote access to public meetings

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Advocates’ statement in response to legislature extending remote access to public meetings

Pro-democracy, disability rights, and free press groups advocate for permanent guaranteed hybrid meeting access for all.

March 17, 2025

Common Cause Massachusetts Launches Pro-Democracy People Power Platform, Mobilizing Voters

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Common Cause Massachusetts Launches Pro-Democracy People Power Platform, Mobilizing Voters

“Right now, our democracy is being attacked from every angle. That’s why we’re launching the ‘Platform for People Power’ to meet this moment and take action at the state and local level.”

March 12, 2025

Good Government Group Urges New Rules for Transparency

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Good Government Group Urges New Rules for Transparency

"We hope that there will be further commitment to see the process through to completion, to adopt joint rules for this legislation session, and to adhere to them throughout the full session."

February 11, 2025

Massachusetts Rescinds Dangerous Article V Convention Calls

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Geoff Foster

Maya Majikas

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New Legislative Rules Increase Transparency for Bay Staters, Strengthen Accountability for Lawmakers

Common Cause Massachusetts Hosts “The People’s Lobby Day”

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New Analysis Shows 66% of Massachusetts Provisional Ballots Unnecessarily Rejected in November 2024 Election

Boston City Council Passes Sunshine Week Resolution Supported by Common Cause

Advocates’ statement in response to legislature extending remote access to public meetings

Common Cause Massachusetts Launches Pro-Democracy People Power Platform, Mobilizing Voters

Good Government Group Urges New Rules for Transparency

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