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Common Cause Arizona applauds the Governor for defending the integrity of Arizona elections

Common Cause Arizona, alongside its allies, is calling on Governor Hobbs to veto two key anti-democracy bills that threaten Arizona elections, SB 1066 and HB 2560/SB 1324, which the legislature passed and are now headed to the governor's desk.

Recent NC Supreme Court Actions Do Not Change Jurisdiction

Today at 9:30 a.m., the Committee on House Administration will hold a hearing on “American Confidence in Elections: Protecting Political Speech.” Stephen Spaulding, Common Cause Vice President for Policy & External Affairs, will be testifying. His testimony submitted in advance of the hearing discusses the myriad threats that undermine public confidence in our democracy and offered several solutions as well. He includes voter suppression and gerrymandering as hugely detrimental to public confidence and focuses his testimony on the corrosive influence of money in politics.

On Thursday afternoon, the Arizona Supreme Court ordered sanctions against the attorneys representing former gubernatorial candidate Kari Lake for continuously spreading false claims about the 2022 election.

Today, Common Cause submitted comments in response to the National Telecommunications and Information Administration’s (NTIA) Request for Comments on the implementation of broadband programs in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. The comments draw heavily on input from 2,500 Common Cause members contending with the digital divide who weighed in during a canvas of the organization’s 1.5 million members.