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Policy Statement on Mid-Decade Redistricting Response
Common Cause reaffirms its unwavering commitment to fair representation, fair maps, and people-centered democratic processes in every state.
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Legal Filing
Common Cause Amicus Brief in National Religious Broadcasters et al. v. Billy Long
Trump is blatantly ignoring the law to give his friends at far-right churches a special carveout to become political campaign machines.
Letter
Common Cause Urges Congress to Include 7 Criteria in Next Government Funding Bill
Common Cause urges Congress to uphold democracy in the next government funding bill by enforcing the rule of law, protecting judicial independence, and ensuring executive accountability.
Report
We the People
Our Small Dollars, Our Elections, Our Voices.
Report
Highlights and Accomplishments From 2022
Report
Power Shift: How People Can Take on the NRA Report
Fixing our gun violence problem will require fixing our democracy — but together, ordinary people can take on the gun lobby and win.
Report
The Paid Jailer
Report
Highlights and Accomplishments From 2021
Report
Amplifying Small-Dollar Donors in the Citizens United Era
Report
How Lobbying and Political Influence By Broadband Gatekeepers Has Shaped The Digital Divide Report
A new report from Common Cause in partnership with the Communications Workers of America, “Broadband Gatekeepers: How ISP Lobbying and Political Influence Shapes the Digital Divide,” examines lobbying and political spending by the largest ISPs and their trade associations and how these activities have shaped the digital divide.
Legal Filing
Common Cause v. Rep. Majorie Taylor Greene (Illegal Soft Money Solicitation)
On May 21, Common Cause filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission (FEC) alleging that Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) violated the ‘soft money’ ban in the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA) by soliciting unlimited contributions for a super PAC raising money for use in the Georgia Senate runoff elections. The allegations relate to a fundraising video that Rep. Greene recorded for the Stop Socialism NOW PAC, soliciting contributions to defeat candidates Rafael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in Georgia’s January Senate runoffs.
Legal Filing
Common Cause Comments in FEC Billionaire Transfer Rulemaking
On August 31, 2020, Common Cause filed comments urging the Federal Election Commission (FEC) to conduct a rulemaking proceeding in order to adopt a regulation to prohibit billionaires like Michael Bloomberg from evading federal law limits on contributions to party committees by routing funds through their own campaign committees. Bloomberg’s $18 million contribution to the Democratic National Committee—and hundreds of thousands of dollars in-kind contributions to state Democratic party committees—from his self-financed presidential...
Report
Democracy On The Ballot
The people-led movement to strengthen our democracy continues as voters across the country vote on ballot measures dealing wwith money in politics, voting rights, redistricting, and ethics.
