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Common Cause Sues to Protect Nebraskan Voters
Preventing Nebraska Secretary of State Bob Evnen from sharing sensitive information contained in the state voter file with federal officials who do not run Nebraska elections.
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Nebraskans Approach Upcoming Deadlines for Voter Registration
LINCOLN, NE — New voters have until Friday, Oct. 21, to submit their voter registration forms online or by mail in time for the Nov. 8 midterm election. Mail-in registrations must be postmarked by Oct. 21 in order to be accepted.
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New Results: Common Cause Releases “Our Democracy 2022” Candidate Surveys for First Election Since January 6th
Common Cause today released initial results of its Our Democracy 2022 candidate questionnaire in the leadup to the first election since January 6th. With two months to go before Election Day, more than 100 candidates for Congress, including in certain swing House and Senate races, responded on how they promise to defend and strengthen our democracy.
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Common Cause Releases 2022 “Democracy Scorecard” Showing Growing Support in Congress for Democracy Reform
LINCOLN, NE — As constituents evaluate the performance of their members of Congress, Common Cause released its 2022 “Democracy Scorecard,” a tracking resource with the positions of all members of Congress on campaign finance reform, ethics and transparency, and voting rights legislation. The fourth biennial scorecard is produced to help constituents hold their leaders in the 117th Congress accountable for passing common-sense legislation that preserves and strengthens our democracy.
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Common Cause Nebraska, Nebraska Civic Engagement Table, Others File Amicus Brief to Reform Ballot Initiative Process
OMAHA, NE — Today, Common Cause Nebraska joined the Nebraska Civic Engagement Table, Dr. Steve Dunbar and UNL law professor Anthony Schutz in filing an amicus brief with the U.S. 8th Circuit Court of Appeals regarding the challenge to Nebraska’s ballot qualification process in Christa Eggers and Nebraskans for Medical Marijuana v. Nebraska Secretary of State.
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Common Cause Nebraska Releases Lobbying Report Showing Industry’s “Runaway Train” Compensation in 2021
Nebraska lobbyists hired to influence the decisions of state lawmakers earned a record-breaking compensation of $20,789,181 in 2021, according to a new report released today by Common Cause Nebraska.
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Nebraska Approves District Maps for Next Ten Years of Elections With Little Public Input
When redistricting is a community-led process, the outcome will be fair maps that benefit the voters, not the politicians. Sadly, that is not the case in this year’s redistricting cycle. These maps have done nothing more than split our state along partisan lines with the goal of helping those in power win their next election. The way these maps have been drawn drowns out the voices of everyday Nebraskans who deserve to have a say in the major decisions that impact their lives.
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VIDEO LINKS AND QUOTES from Today’s Media Briefing: The State of Redistricting in Nebraska and What’s at Stake in 2021
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Ex-Lawmaker acknowledges state investigation, denies any wrongdoing
According to government watchdog Common Cause, Smith failed to register as a lobbyist as he promoted Blueprint Nebraska’s tax plan to two fellow Republicans, Ricketts and State Senator Lou Ann Linehan, chair of the powerful Revenue Committee.
In April, Common Cause filed a formal complaint against Smith with the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission.
In April, Common Cause filed a formal complaint against Smith with the Nebraska Accountability and Disclosure Commission.
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U.S. Census Bureau Releases 2020 Census Demographic Data to Kick Off Nebraska Redistricting 2021
When redistricting is fair, transparent, and includes everyone, our maps are more likely to be representative and secure free, fair, and responsive elections for the next decade. That is why we are advocating for a process that prioritizes opportunities for meaningful public input, public access to the redistricting data used by mapmakers in Nebraska, and a mapmaking process conducted openly rather than behind closed doors.
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Common Cause Nebraska Releases 2020 State Lobbying Activity Report
Today, Common Cause Nebraska released its annual report detailing the state’s lobbying activity. The report, “Lobbyist Spending: Nebraska’s Other Pandemic Thrives During COVID-19,” found that while gross lobbying expenditures dropped in 2020, lobbyist compensation increased for more than half of the state’s top ten firms.
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Good Government Groups Endorse Redistricting Reform Bill
A coalition of 13 good government organizations today announced their support for a bill that aims to eliminate politics and partisanship from the mandatory, once-in-a-decade redrawing of the state’s political districts.
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As the Trump Administration Halts the Census Early, Democracy Coalition Launches Redistricting Week of Action
NE coalition raises awareness on how the census affects voting maps for the next decade