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Transparency & Disclosure
Voters across the political spectrum support strong disclosure laws. Wisconsinites deserve to know who is trying to influence our government and elections with secret money.
Anti-Corruption & Accountability: Working For The People
We deserve a government that is as honest and hardworking as the people it represents.
For government to serve the people, it has to be accountable to the people and no one else. But Supreme Court rulings like Citizens United have let billionaires and special interests buy unlimited influence, so they can get their way at the rest of our expense.
Common Cause is the leading watchdog group calling out corruption where we see it and passing laws that put power in the hands of everyday people.
That means demanding common-sense limits on money in politics, transparency into who’s funding lobbying and campaigns, strong rules to stop government corruption, and small-dollar public financing to give ordinary people a fighting chance against Big Money.
What We’re Doing
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Fair Courts
We're educating Wisconsinites about our state's lack of effective judicial recusal rules, and pushing for stronger recusal standards to ensure impartial justice in Wisconsin courts.
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Background and History of Judicial Recusal in Wisconsin
The landscape began to shift about a decade ago when outside special interest groups, for the first time, began to pour millions of dollars into the election of two State Supreme Court Justices.
Your financial support helps us make an impact by holding power accountable and strengthening democracy.
Updates
Blog Post
Meet Bianca Shaw, the new CCWI State Director
Hello to the Common Cause Wisconsin community from Bianca Shaw.
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A Tumultuous and Chaotic Political Year in Wisconsin Ending with Hope and Optimism for 2026 and Beyond, and My Departure from Common Cause
Wisconsin Voters Step Up to Demand Better Politics and Governance
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What You Can Do to Fight Back and Reclaim Democracy and Freedom!
Upcoming Opportunities to Get Involved
Press
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Editorial | City’s argument in uncounted ballots case troubling
A coalition of voting rights groups, including the Wisconsin Democracy Campaign, the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, Common Cause Wisconsin, the ACLU of Wisconsin, the All in Wisconsin Fund and the group All Voting is Local proclaimed: "Voting is a constitutional right. Once a state permits absentee voting, every voter who lawfully casts an absentee ballot has the right to have their ballot counted. Full stop."
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Wisconsin voting groups call Madison absentee ballot defense ‘dangerous’
Six Wisconsin voting groups are now joining the Democracy Defense Project and Gov. Tony Evers in objecting to Madison and former clerk's legal argument that absentee voting is not a constitutional right.
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Wisconsin Elections Commission steps in to challenge Madison’s argument on absentee voting
A rare court filing adds to the growing condemnation of the city’s defense against a lawsuit seeking monetary damages for votes that weren’t counted in 2024.
Jay Heck
Former Executive Director (1996-2025)
Common Cause Wisconsin
Bianca Shaw
State Director, Wisconsin
Common Cause Wisconsin