Campaign
Voting & Fair Representation: Protecting Your Voice
We all deserve a say in choosing leaders who will fight for us in the halls of power. The right to vote must be secure, fair, and open to all.
Our votes are how we decide the future for our families, our communities, and our country. But too often, politicians pass unfair voting rules that drown out the voices of everyday people or rig legislative maps so we don’t get a real choice.
That’s why Common Cause protects your voice at the ballot box, in Congress, in state legislatures, in the courts, and beyond.
We have passed hundreds of commonsense solutions that give every American a say in our future – including vote-by-mail, online voter registration, early voting, and independent redistricting – and blocked voter suppression policies like strict voter ID and purges of registered voters.
What We’re Doing
Online Voter Registration
Petition
Tell Congress: REJECT the anti-voter SAVE Act
Every eligible American deserves the freedom to vote without jumping through impossible hoops.
But the SAVE Act would scare newly naturalized citizens out of voting and make it harder for millions of eligible voters to cast a ballot – especially seniors, women, students, veterans, and rural voters.
REJECT the anti-voter SAVE Act and protect our right to vote.
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Protect Voter Privacy
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Tell Us Why Vote-By-Mail Matters to You
Your financial support helps us make an impact by holding power accountable and strengthening democracy.
Updates
National Blog Post
We told you so! Texas’ Map is Struck Down as Racial Gerrymander
National Blog Post
How a Trump Policy Priority was Defeated in Deep Red Texas
Lots of factors contributed to the death of SB 16. One of the biggest factors: you! Thanks to months of hard work and tireless advocacy from Common Cause members like you, along with the hundreds of coalition partners, activists, and supporters of voting rights who showed up at committee hearings, sent emails, made calls, and spread the word across social media.
Blog Post
Broken power grid a product of a broken democracy
Related Resources
Guide
The SAVE Act Myth vs. Fact
Guide
Explainer: Trump’s Executive Order Attacking Voting Rights
Guide
Explainer: Trump Administration’s Proposal to Task USPS with Census Enumeration
Press
Press Release
Common Cause Texas Launches Statewide Voter Protection Program
Press Release
New Congressional Action for Independent Redistricting Popular with the People
Press Release
50 State Report: Texas Earns Failing Grades for 2020 Redistricting from Common Cause
Marliza Marin
Program Manager