Tinawag ito ni Claire Snyder-Hall, executive director ng Common Cause Delaware, isang organisasyon na nagtataguyod para sa bukas na pamahalaan, na isang "nakapangingilabot na pagtatangka upang makakuha ng mayayamang may-ari ng ari-arian, na ang ilan sa kanila ay hindi nakatira sa Delaware, isang hindi patas na sinasabi sa mga halalan sa bayan. "

"Nakikita namin ang mga pag-atake sa kalayaang bumoto sa buong bansa, at karamihan sa mga Republican ay sinusubukang gumawa ng mga hadlang sa pagboto," sinabi niya sa Delaware Online/The News Journal. "At ito ay isang uri ng ibang paraan ng pagkuha sa parehong bagay, tama ba?

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“As written, the bill does not clearly define ‘good cause’ and that is a serious problem that could easily throw our elections into chaos,” said Anthony Gutierrez, executive director of Common Cause Texas, a group aiming to keep elections free, fair and accessible.

The Supreme Court cannot be its own referee. Justices have tried and failed repeatedly at that. We should expect all public officials to abide by high ethical standards when conducting the people’s business -- with no exceptions.

The lifting of bans on former president Trump by Twitter and Facebook hammers home the point that there is little interest from social media platforms in combating election disinformation. The platforms are scaling back content moderation at a time when consistent enforcement of civic integrity policies can be most impactful. The next year is pivotal, not just in state legislatures but for people's attitudes toward democracy and the information they receive about it.

“It’s been helpful and necessary in making sure that our administration of elections is more safe and secure,” said Katya Ehresman, the voting rights program manager at Common Cause Texas.

But some Republicans say Texas should no longer be a member of this group. A bill by Houston-area Rep. Jacey Jetton would put an expiration date on the state’s participation in ERIC. Texas would need to create its own alternative cross-check program. Ehresman said other states, such as Kansas and Florida, that have left ERIC have seen...

At the height of the Watergate crisis, the Department of Justice determined that the indictment or criminal prosecution of a sitting president “would unconstitutionally undermine the capacity of the executive branch to perform its constitutionally assigned functions.” That policy has not changed, but that is not the policy for candidates for the nation’s highest office. Running for president cannot and must not serve as a shield to allow criminal conduct to go unpunished.

Anne Gray Herring of Common Cause Georgia said SB 222 creates another deterrent for counties already struggling to recruit and retain election workers.

"Our county elections offices are already overburdened and underfunded," Gray Herring said. "This would cut off one of the few remaining means to receive additional funding and prohibit boards of commissioners from choosing to allocate funds to their county elections offices when they identify a need. The county governing authority should have the discretion to provide additional...

The government accountability group Common Cause Texas called the move "another attempt to scare voters away from the ballot box by sewing doubt in the integrity of our elections."

"Either this is a hasty move in response to partisan pressure, which should be discouraged from the Secretary of State's office, or it is a deceitful omission that should be looked at skeptically," Katya Ehresman, voting rights program manager for the organization said in a news release. "Texas should focus on strengthening the security of our...

"Ang pagtrato ng Senado sa nominasyong ito ay, mula simula hanggang wakas, malungkot, hindi maganda, at kahiya-hiya. At ang pagtrato nito kay Ms. Sohn ay isang kasuklam-suklam na pagwawalang-bahala sa tungkulin at karangalan. Isang panalo para sa malalaking paggastos ng mga espesyal na interes, upang makatiyak, ngunit isang trahedya na pagkawala para sa kabutihang panlahat," isinulat ng dating tagapangulo ng FCC na si Michael Copps. na ngayon ay nagtatrabaho para sa advocacy group na Common Cause

We know those who penned our Constitution in 1787 were unequivocal about the importance of putting checks and balances into every level of government and vesting power in the people. It was essential to the Founders to guard against any one person, group or political party seizing control in a way that undermines public will.

If our Supreme Court justices ignore 250-plus years of legal precedent, they’ll also be setting the stage for election pandemonium: One set of rules for state and local elections and another for...