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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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Big Ten Looking for Big Voting

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Big Ten Looking for Big Voting

A New Big Ten Voting Challenge Will Recognize Student Voting Champs

National Model for Campaign Finance in Peril

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National Model for Campaign Finance in Peril

Connecticut Gov. Dan Malloy is promising to veto a state budget plan that would decimate the Citizens’ Election Program (CEP), a national model for campaign finance reform since its adoption more than a decade ago.

Poll Shows Strong Bipartisan Opposition to Partisan Gerrymandering

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Poll Shows Strong Bipartisan Opposition to Partisan Gerrymandering

A new survey by a bipartisan team of pollsters says Americans overwhelmingly disapprove of partisan gerrymandering, a centuries-old issue that the Supreme Court is slated to take up next month.

Bucking National Trend, California Making Voting Easier

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Bucking National Trend, California Making Voting Easier

California is advancing ways to increase voter participation ahead of the 2018 elections, while dozens of states have gone backwards by imposing new voting restrictions.

Thanks, Mr. Secretary!

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Thanks, Mr. Secretary!

A tip of the hat today to an unlikely recipient: Kansas Secretary of State Kris Kobach.

Trump’s DACA Plan Grounded in Dubious Legal Claims

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Trump’s DACA Plan Grounded in Dubious Legal Claims

President Trump’s threat to deport about 800,000 young immigrants, many attending U.S. schools, holding jobs, and paying taxes, is based on legally dubious claims that an Obama-era executive order granting them “lawful presence” in the U.S. exceeded the then-president’s authority.

Common Cause Presses FEC, Justice Department to Act on Facebook Ads

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Common Cause Presses FEC, Justice Department to Act on Facebook Ads

Citing evidence that Russian internet “trolls” placed political ads on Facebook last year, Common Cause today urged the Justice Department and the Federal Election Commission to investigate and take legal action against those responsible for the messages.

Trump’s ‘Election Integrity’ Panel “Flawed From the Start”

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Trump’s ‘Election Integrity’ Panel “Flawed From the Start”

A report released today by Common Cause makes a powerful case that President Trump’s “election integrity” commission is a sham, rigged to exploit public fears about a voter fraud epidemic that exists only in the minds of the president and his hardcore supporters.

Common Cause Sues New York State to End Voter Purges

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Common Cause Sues New York State to End Voter Purges

New York State has improperly deactivated the voter registrations of tens of thousands of qualified voters simply because for several years they’ve chosen not to cast ballots, Common Cause New York charges in a lawsuit filed today.

Blockbuster Coalition Looks to Bust Partisan Gerrymandering

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Blockbuster Coalition Looks to Bust Partisan Gerrymandering

An unprecedented cadre of political leaders and good government groups, including Common Cause, has joined forces to ask the Supreme Court to outlaw partisan gerrymandering.

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