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Voting & Elections 08.5.2016

Democracy is failing when voters don't have real choices

A few weeks ago, candidates for state legislative office filed their nomination papers and the required signatures for the upcoming August primary and November general elections here in Wisconsin. What is shocking is how many Assembly and Senate elections will offer no real choice of candidates to the citizens of Wisconsin who live in those districts.

Voting & Elections 08.5.2016

Time to end gerrymandering of legislative districts

The last year has been pretty good to Alexander Hamilton. The Revolutionary War hero and Treasury secretary is the subject of a smash-hit musical that has reinvigorated interest in his life and done wonders for his legacy.

Voting & Elections 08.5.2016

Indiana can fix gerrymandering

The past year has been good to Alexander Hamilton. The $10 founding father without a father, Secretary of the Treasury and Revolutionary War hero is the subject of a smash-hit musical that has reinvigorated interest in his life and done wonders for his legacy.

Voting & Elections 08.5.2016

Celebrate birthday by ending gerrymander in Delaware

The last year has been pretty good to Alexander Hamilton. The $10 founding father without a father, Secretary of the Treasury, and Revolutionary War hero is the subject of a smash-hit musical that has reinvigorated interest in his life and done wonders for his legacy.

Common Cause Urges Census Bureau to Count Prisoners in Home Localities, Not Prisons

The Census Bureau plans to count 2 million prisoners in a way that discriminates against other Americans

Voting & Elections 05.12.2016

Just One in Ten State Legislative Districts in Wisconsin are Competitive for the 2016 General Election

The number of Wisconsin Assembly and State Senate legislative districts in 2016 that can be considered even remotely competitive this November is just 10 percent of the total – one of the fewest number of competitive state legislative districts on record – according to election data compiled by Common Cause in Wisconsin (CC/WI).

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