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Government Watchdog Supports New Bill to Ban Members of Congress from Trading Stock
Majority of Americans support a stock trading ban
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Кэти Скалли
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Common Cause: “Our Nation is Stronger When Colleges are Racially Diverse”
“Yesterday’s Supreme Court decision is nothing but a willful disregard for the racial diversity that makes our country great."
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Associated Press: Верховный суд отклоняет новую законодательную теорию, но оставляет возможность для оспаривания результатов выборов 2024 года
«Мы отразили самую серьезную юридическую угрозу, с которой когда-либо сталкивалась наша демократия», — сказал Катай Фэн из Common Cause, чей иск, оспаривающий избирательные округа, сформированные контролируемым республиканцами законодательным собранием Северной Каролины, послужил поводом для возбуждения дела.
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CNN: Верховный суд отклоняет спорную теорию избирательного права, поддержанную Трампом
«Как мы утверждали в Верховном суде, теория независимого законодательного органа штата противоречила прецеденту и поставила бы под сомнение сотни положений и решений конституции штата», — заявил бывший исполняющий обязанности генерального солиситора США Нил Катьял, представлявший «Общее дело» — одну из групп за избирательные права, оспаривавшую карту, составленную республиканцами. «Сегодняшнее решение подтверждает решающую роль судов штатов в надзоре за федеральными выборами».
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The Guardian: Верховный суд США вынес решение против маргинальной правовой теории в ключевом деле об избирательных правах
«Это историческая победа для народа Северной Каролины и американской демократии. Сегодня Верховный суд США ясно дал понять, что суды штатов и конституции штатов должны служить важнейшим сдерживающим фактором против злоупотреблений властью со стороны законодателей. Теперь мы должны обеспечить, чтобы суды наших штатов выполняли свой долг по защите наших свобод от нападок экстремистски настроенных политиков», — заявил Боб Филлипс, исполнительный директор организации Common Cause North Carolina, одного из ответчиков по иску.
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U.S. Supreme Court Rejects Dangerous Attempt to Destroy Democracy
The U.S. Supreme Court handed voters a major victory today with their ruling that state courts can review — and rectify — election-related rules and voting maps passed by state legislatures.
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Miami Herald/Tribune News Service: Alabama ruling could bring good news to Florida Democrats
In the federal case, Common Cause vice president Kathay Feng said her group’s lawsuit also is supported by the Alabama decision, despite focusing on a different section of law.
“The Alabama ruling sent a very clear message that the court was going to look closely at the history of discrimination,” Feng said. “… Florida has a history of discriminating against black voters. And the impact was directly to take away the opportunity to vote from Black voters in the panhandle of Florida.”
“The Alabama ruling sent a very clear message that the court was going to look closely at the history of discrimination,” Feng said. “… Florida has a history of discriminating against black voters. And the impact was directly to take away the opportunity to vote from Black voters in the panhandle of Florida.”
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States Newsroom: Red and blue state divide grows even wider in 2023’s top voting and election laws
"Allowing New Yorkers to vote by mail increases voter turnout in harder to reach populations, including young people and voters of color," said Common Cause New York in a statement released the day the bill passed. “(N)ot only is this absolutely legal under our constitution, but the right thing to do."
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Mercury News: Can Alameda County recover from botched elections?
“These things take time. You don’t just earn the public trust overnight,” said Pedro Hernandez, the Legal and Policy Director for California Common Cause, a voting rights and government transparency group. “We have to show the county’s voters that we are taking concerns seriously.”
In Hernandez’s view, the buck must ultimately stop at the Board of Supervisors. An oversight commission may ultimately help bring light to concerns and potential election issues, but it does not have the authority to resolve those issues.
In Hernandez’s view, the buck must ultimately stop at the Board of Supervisors. An oversight commission may ultimately help bring light to concerns and potential election issues, but it does not have the authority to resolve those issues.
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CBS News: A Delaware city is set to give corporations the right to vote in elections
"It was very shocking to see this attempt to have artificial entities have voting rights," said Claire Snyder-Hall, executive director of Common Cause Delaware, a watchdog group.
"We're seeing voter suppression all over the county, and this is the flipside," she added. "It's not saying the residents of Seaford can't vote, but it's diluting their votes by allowing nonresidents to vote."
"We're seeing voter suppression all over the county, and this is the flipside," she added. "It's not saying the residents of Seaford can't vote, but it's diluting their votes by allowing nonresidents to vote."
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Boston Globe: Healey created a nonprofit to bankroll her transition into office. But, the donors are secret, and so is how much they gave her.
Geoff Foster, executive director of Common Cause Massachusetts, said while Healey’s use of the nonprofit is legal, it’s an example of why the state needs stronger disclosure laws to dispel any appearance of undue influence on an elected official.
“While we know there are precedents for this practice, for us at Common Cause it’s always concerning when private donations to public officials are not fully disclosed,” Foster said.
“While we know there are precedents for this practice, for us at Common Cause it’s always concerning when private donations to public officials are not fully disclosed,” Foster said.
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Newsday: Hochul weighs Legislature’s plan for broader mail-in voting
"Allowing New Yorkers to vote by mail increases voter turnout in harder to reach populations, including young people and voters of color," said Susan Lerner of Common Cause-NY. "We know vote by mail works: New York did it successfully in 2020 when faced with the COVID-19 pandemic ... not only is this absolutely legal under our Constitution, but the right thing to do."
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News Nation: Campaign finance rules blurred by super PAC backing DeSantis
“We’ve seen…candidates really pushing the envelope here, and there has been a rise in single-candidate super PACs,” said Stephen Spaulding, Vice President of Common Cause, a group dedicated to lessening the impact of special interests in government and politics.
“You have super PACs essentially operating as arms of campaigns — only they can take unlimited amounts of money from nearly any source,” Spaulding said.
“It’s time for Congress to step in and pass legislation to make clear that...
“You have super PACs essentially operating as arms of campaigns — only they can take unlimited amounts of money from nearly any source,” Spaulding said.
“It’s time for Congress to step in and pass legislation to make clear that...
