Common Cause Daily Links – Sept. 3, 2010
Rep. Donna Edwards (D-Md. 4) Congresswoman Edwards raises money handily in what she sees as a flawed system (The Sentinel, Prince George’s MD, Laura E. Lee, September 2, 2010) If she had her way, Rep....
View ArticleCommon Cause Daily Links – Sept. 21, 2010
Election reform with benefits (by Larry Geller, DisappearedNews.com, September 20, 2010) Candidates for political office are willing to spend big for votes. The way it works, though, is that the voters...
View ArticleIn the courtroom as SCOTUS considers the future of the Voting Rights Act
I attended oral argument on Wednesday in Shelby County v. Holder, the case challenging the Section 5 “pre-clearance” provision of the landmark Voting Rights Act. Common Cause joined in filing an...
View ArticleComing unhinged in Carolina
I love North Carolina. My family and I have vacationed on its beaches pretty much every year for the past three decades. I sent my daughter to one of its superb public universities. I’m absolutely...
View ArticleCA Secretary of State candidates agree, #CongressMustAct
The 2014 California Secretary of State race may be just getting started but Common Cause is happy to find at least one major issue in common between all four major candidates: the Voting Rights Act....
View ArticleNew York Legislature backs National Popular Vote
New York’s Legislature has approved the National Popular Vote (NPV) interstate compact, joining nine other states and Washington, D.C. in moving to ensure that the presidential candidate receiving...
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