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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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Honolulu Civil Beat: Dark Clouds And A Little Sunshine: Narito Ang Pagtataya Para sa Legislative Reform sa '24
"Kami ay naglalagablab para sa (pampublikong) financing ng kampanya," sabi ni Camron Hurt, direktor ng programa para sa Common Cause Hawaii, na tinawag itong nangungunang pambatasang priyoridad ng organisasyon.
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Ang Common Cause ay hindi mag-iisa. Plano din ng State Campaign Spending Commission na humingi ng pagpapalawak ng pampublikong pagpopondo ng mga kampanya.
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Providence Journal: Ano ang gusto ng mga opisyal ng estado ng RI sa 2024
Same-day registration, na kasalukuyang pinapayagan lamang para sa presidential/vice presidential elections, ay isa ring priyoridad ng citizens advocacy group Common Cause.
"Gusto naming sumali ang Rhode Island sa 22 na estado, kabilang ang apat sa anim na estado ng New England, na nagbibigay sa mga botante ng opsyon na magparehistro hanggang sa at sa Araw ng Halalan," sabi ng executive director ng Common Cause na si John Marion.
"Gusto naming sumali ang Rhode Island sa 22 na estado, kabilang ang apat sa anim na estado ng New England, na nagbibigay sa mga botante ng opsyon na magparehistro hanggang sa at sa Araw ng Halalan," sabi ng executive director ng Common Cause na si John Marion.
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New York Times: Paano Palakasin ang Turnout ng Botante Sa Isang Lagda lamang
"Ito ay gumagawa para sa mas mahusay na halalan at hindi gaanong nakakalito sa mga botante, masyadong," sabi ni Susan Lerner, executive director ng Common Cause New York, isang nonpartisan good government group.
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Daily Beast: NAACP Says Racist Redistricting Aims to Silence Black Voters in North Carolina
The North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP, Common Cause North Carolina—an organization to protect voting rights, and the Southern Coalition for Social Justice, filed the lawsuit accusing North Carolina’s state Senate, House, and board of elections of discriminatory gerrymandering.
“In 2023, the North Carolina General Assembly redrew its state legislative and congressional plans to severely diminish the voting power of North Carolina’s Black voters,” the lawsuit stated. “The General Assembly achieved this by...
“In 2023, the North Carolina General Assembly redrew its state legislative and congressional plans to severely diminish the voting power of North Carolina’s Black voters,” the lawsuit stated. “The General Assembly achieved this by...
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Detroit News: Redistricting commission will ‘consider its options’ after federal judges ordered a redraw
Common Cause Michigan welcomed the judges' decision, but urged that the commissioners be allowed to redraw the maps.
"We're glad to see all voices protected in our democratic process, especially Black Michiganders who have often been intentionally left out," Common Cause Michigan Executive Director Quentin Turner said in a Friday statement. "Despite the redraw, we believe independent commissions, and not legislators, are the best way to achieve fair maps. The voters should always be able to choose their elected leaders — not...
"We're glad to see all voices protected in our democratic process, especially Black Michiganders who have often been intentionally left out," Common Cause Michigan Executive Director Quentin Turner said in a Friday statement. "Despite the redraw, we believe independent commissions, and not legislators, are the best way to achieve fair maps. The voters should always be able to choose their elected leaders — not...
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Yahoo! News/The Hill: Lobbying World
Virginia Kase Solomón will be the next president and CEO of Common Cause. Currently CEO of the League of Women Voters, she will start her new role in February and will be the first Hispanic person to lead the democratic watchdog. She succeeds Karen Hobert Flynn, who died this spring after three decades with the organization.
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Associated Press/PBS: North Carolina’s election maps for 2024 are racially biased, advocates say in lawsuit
North Carolina voting-rights advocates sued Tuesday to overturn all of the redistricting plans drawn by Republicans and being used starting with the 2024 elections, saying legislative leaders unlawfully weakened the electoral influence of Black voters.
The North Carolina chapter of the NAACP, Common Cause and eight Black residents filed a lawsuit in federal court. They accuse GOP legislative leaders of intentionally moving this fall boundary lines for General Assembly and congressional districts in part so that many Black voters...
The North Carolina chapter of the NAACP, Common Cause and eight Black residents filed a lawsuit in federal court. They accuse GOP legislative leaders of intentionally moving this fall boundary lines for General Assembly and congressional districts in part so that many Black voters...
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Pampublikong Pag-broadcast ng Georgia: Maaaring pigilan ng desisyon ng mga karapatan sa pagboto ang pagtulak na pag-iba-ibahin ang mga komisyon sa utility ng Georgia, Alabama
Sinabi ni Aunna Dennis, executive director ng Common Cause Georgia, kahit na hindi alam ng mga marginalized na grupo ng mga tao kung ano o ginagawa ng Public Service Commission, nakikita nila ang epekto sa kanilang mga bayarin at sa kanilang kalusugan.
"Maaaring hindi nila direktang alam ang jargon, ngunit alam nila kung ano ang nakakaapekto sa kanila," sabi niya.
"Maaaring hindi nila direktang alam ang jargon, ngunit alam nila kung ano ang nakakaapekto sa kanila," sabi niya.
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Los Angeles Times/Tribune News: Mga environmentalist na namumuhunan sa Big Oil? Sa loob ng nakakagulat na mga stock portfolio ng mga mambabatas ng California
"Marami sa mga taong ito ang nagsasabi sa kanilang mga nasasakupan kung ano ang sa tingin nila ay gusto nilang marinig kahit na hindi sila naniniwala dito o hindi nila ginagawa kung ano ang para sa pinakamahusay na interes ng publiko, ngunit ang kanilang mga sarili," sabi ni Sean McMorris, na nakatutok sa transparency, etika at pananagutan sa California Common Cause, isang grupo ng tagapagbantay ng gobyerno.
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Politico: Influence
Common Cause named Virginia Kase Solomón as its next president and CEO. She’s currently CEO of the League of Women Voters and will start her new role in February.
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Virginia Kase Solomon Pinangalanang Ikasampung Pangulo ng Common Cause
"Ako ay lubos na pinarangalan at nagpakumbaba na gampanan ang tungkulin ng presidente at CEO sa Common Cause," sabi ni Virginia Kase Solomón.
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Public News Service: ‘Inclusive Democracy Act’ would expand ballot access for people in prison
The nonprofit Common Cause helped to create the National Voting in Prison Coalition.
Keshia Morris Desir, justice and mass incarceration project manager for the group, explained the bill, known as the Inclusive Democracy Act, would restore the right to vote in federal elections for individuals who are incarcerated or on probation and parole.
"What that does is help to disenfranchise the 4.6 million individuals that currently do not have access to the ballot box in federal elections," Morris Desir explained.
Keshia Morris Desir, justice and mass incarceration project manager for the group, explained the bill, known as the Inclusive Democracy Act, would restore the right to vote in federal elections for individuals who are incarcerated or on probation and parole.
"What that does is help to disenfranchise the 4.6 million individuals that currently do not have access to the ballot box in federal elections," Morris Desir explained.
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