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Democracy in 2026: What You Should Be Watching

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Democracy in 2026: What You Should Be Watching

With the midterm elections looming, the news cycle is about to become a partisan whirlwind. The real threats to democracy – the ones that will significantly impact your life – risk getting buried in chaos.

That’s why we compiled the top 5 democracy trends Common Cause is monitoring in 2026, and what we’re doing about them.
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Getting into the habit of democracy

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Getting into the habit of democracy

Our country, too, needs to instill new habits. For the past few decades, and particularly over the past couple of years, our collective civic engagement has suffered. We just don’t have down the habit of democracy.

President Obama calls for full net neutrality

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President Obama calls for full net neutrality

Those of us fighting for a free and open Internet got some good news this morning. President Obama just reiterated his strong stance on net neutrality, and asked FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler to reclassify broadband internet as a telecommunications service.

Gearing Up for Election Day Protection

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Gearing Up for Election Day Protection

As a legal intern at Common Cause this fall,,I had an exciting and important chance to work on Election Protection.

Tallahassee Makes History

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Tallahassee Makes History

Last Tuesday, the City of Tallahassee passed a landmark anti-corruption ballot measure that stops political bribery, exposes dark money, and empowers every voter to be heard -- the first of its kind in the nation.

Now What?

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Now What?

Election Protection, a non-partisan hotline through which volunteers troubleshoot polling place problems and provide voters with information, received twice as many inquiries and complaints on Tuesday as it had during the last mid-term election in 2010.

Timeline of the 2014 ALEC Exodus

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Timeline of the 2014 ALEC Exodus

Over the last few months, numerous companies have left ALEC over ALEC’s denial climate change and its secretive operations. Here is a time of the recent ALEC exodus:

See who spent the most on Election 2014

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See who spent the most on Election 2014

Last night's election was the most expensive midterm in our nation's history -- OpenSecrets.org compiled a list of the 25 biggest spenders.

Election 2014’s Real Winner: Money

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Election 2014’s Real Winner: Money

With $3.7 billion spent on campaigns this year, the Daily Show congratulates the 2014 election's real winner -- money.

Democracy is on the line in Georgia, but it doesn’t need to be.

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Democracy is on the line in Georgia, but it doesn’t need to be.

In a throwback to the days of Jim Crow, up to 40,000 Georgians who had registered to vote found themselves confused about whether their ballots would even be counted, cut out of democracy by antiquated voting laws and procedures.

Common Cause talks voting on C-SPAN

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Common Cause talks voting on C-SPAN

Voting should not be an endurance sport in this country. In 2012, voters in some states waited hours to make their voices heard on Election Day – particularly in neighborhoods with a high proportion of African-American and Latino voters. There are lots of reasons for the long lines – poorly-resourced polling place, broken voting machines, inadequately trained poll workers, and voter processes in dire need of modernization.

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