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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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Report Finds States, Localities, Slow to Address Threat of Cyberattacks

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Report Finds States, Localities, Slow to Address Threat of Cyberattacks

A report today from NBC News provides a troubling reminder of how much work state and local election officials have to do to protect voting and voter registration systems against the kind of cyberespionage that marked the 2016 election.

Texas-sized Mistake

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Texas-sized Mistake

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has decided to carry the state’s fight for racial gerrymandering to the U.S. Supreme Court.

Courts Weighing Challenges to Sensible Control of Political Money

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Courts Weighing Challenges to Sensible Control of Political Money

A pair of lawsuits making their way through the courts in Alaska and New York State have important implications for efforts to rein in the power of big money in American politics.

Another Missed Opportunity

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Another Missed Opportunity

North Carolina lawmakers had a golden opportunity this month to adopt fair, nonpartisan standards for drawing new legislative voting districts. Instead, they opted for politics as usual, keeping partisanship at the core of a deeply flawed redistricting process.

‘Election Integrity’ Commission Appears Unconcerned With Election Hacking

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‘Election Integrity’ Commission Appears Unconcerned With Election Hacking

President Trump’s Commission on Election Integrity is well-stocked with state election officials hostile to efforts to protect critical voting and voter registration systems against electronic hackers, Mother Jones reported over the weekend.

Ohio Partisan Fairness Standard Would Be First In U.S. for Congress

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Ohio Partisan Fairness Standard Would Be First In U.S. for Congress

Ohio has the opportunity to lead the way again and improve democracy by mandating partisan fairness in the drawing of congressional districts.
Only 11 states explicitly prohibit partisan gerrymandering or have some protection against drawing districts for political advantage.

Sessions, Trump, Ask Court to Back Ohio Voter Purge

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Sessions, Trump, Ask Court to Back Ohio Voter Purge

Tuesday brought a reminder that Attorney General Sessions is well positioned to undermine our democracy and that the Justice Department under his direction is busy at the task.

A Funny Way of ‘Draining the Swamp’

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A Funny Way of ‘Draining the Swamp’

The cozy relationship between defense contractors and the Pentagon bureaucracy is getting cozier than ever.

Appeals Court Backs Same Day Registration in Illinois

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Appeals Court Backs Same Day Registration in Illinois

Good news today from Illinois, where a federal appeals court has overturned a lower court ruling that blocked large counties from allowing their residents to register and vote on the same day.

Sinclair Deal Under Scrutiny

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Sinclair Deal Under Scrutiny

The regulatory review of Sinclair Broadcasting’s $3.9 billion plan to acquire the Tribune Media Group is moving into a critical phase with today’s deadline for submission of comments on the merger to the Federal Communications Commission.

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