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Common Cause yesterday filed an amicus curiae brief in One Wisconsin Inst. v. Thomsen before the 7th Circuit urging the appellate court to take a fresh look at Wisconsin’s cuts to election reforms previously utilized by youth voters.

Today, Common Cause released a new report on youth voting trends, opportunities and obstacles faced by Millennials as they seek to make their voices heard in the 2016 election. Millennials have overtaken Baby Boomers to become the largest generation of living Americans but youth voter turnout lagged far behind their older counterparts in 2012 (38% to 63.4%).

Common Cause joins other democracy reform groups urging for the first 2016 general election presidential debate be about democracy.

With Election Day now just two months away, Common Cause released its 2016 Democracy Scorecard that charts the positions of every Member of Congress on issues vital to the health of our democracy.

Statements from Common Cause Michigan and Common Cause national office on federal court decision blocking the state's ban on straight-ticket voting

Common Cause hails court decisions blocking voter suppression laws in Wisconsin and Texas