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How generative AI poses a threat to democracy
Disinformation created using generative AI technology has become a significant threat to our elections. Massachusetts’ leaders must act.
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Foreign-influenced political spending is a threat to our democracy
What Massachusetts lawmakers can do to protect our elections from foreign influences.
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Voting ACCESS Act Fact Sheet
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VOTES Act Becomes Law in Massachusetts
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The VOTES Act Unpacked: Mail-In Voting
Over the coming weeks, we will break down the VOTES Act and do a deep dive to each reform this omnibus election bill includes. We’re kicking things off this week by taking a deeper dive into mail-in voting.
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Election Protection 2020: Preliminary Report
This brief details the 2020 Election Protection Program in Massachusetts, and those primary issues that arose on Election Day.
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Five Things You Should Do Before Election Day
Election Day is less than one month away. Here are five things you should do between now and November 3.
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Standing in Solidarity for Anti-Racism and Black Lives Matter
I ask you to support the protests and movement for Black Lives by donating to the following organizations, and to reading and sharing the resources below. If your health allows, I also encourage you to protest.
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Leveraging the Laboratories of Democracy
Our system of federalism has allowed states to implement policies that exacerbate inequality and hold our democracy back. But it also allows states to introduce and test innovative policies that could move us forward as a nation.
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Beyond the Ballot Box: How Election Day Registration Strengthens Our Democracy
Massachusetts’ 20-day registration deadline is an unnecessary barrier to political participation. It exacerbates inequality and suppresses the kind of participatory and representative democracy that we have long talked about in the Commonwealth, but that has never actualized. Now, it is time we remove this dated deadline.
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Reflecting on My Summer Internship at Common Cause
Our intern Natalie looks back at her time with Common Cause Massachusetts as her summer in Boston comes to a close.
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Why Massachusetts Has “One of the Strongest Automatic Voter Registration Bills in the Country”
With Automatic Voter Registration, states’ elections are becoming more accessible, inclusive, and secure. However, there are some differences between the specific registration procedures and policies of each state with AVR.