From Pennsylvania Common Cause: (https://www.commoncause.org/pennsylvania/): This week in Harrisburg, a package of critical election reforms was presented to the Pennsylvania Legislature for consideration, SB421. Common Cause Pennsylvania was honored to work on some of this bi-partisan legislation that will improve … Continued
From Fair Districts PA (http://www.fairdistrictspa.com): A new statewide poll of registered voters’ attitudes released today shows why 67% of Pennsylvania voters support an independent commission to draw legislative district lines. This includes majorities of Democrats (66%), independents (78%) and Republicans … Continued
From FairVote (https://www.fairvote.org/): The Ranked Choice Voting Act (HR 4464) was introduced recently in Congress. The Act would make our elections fairer, more efficient, and more representative for all congressional primaries and general elections. The Act would require that all U.S. … Continued
From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): Every eligible voter deserves to have their vote counted — that’s the cornerstone of our democracy. Democracy suffers when eligible, registered voters are turned away from the polls, unable to find their polling place, or otherwise … Continued
From Pennsylvania Common Cause: (https://www.commoncause.org/pennsylvania/): Happy October! Now that we’re in the month before the election, we wanted to remind you that the voter registration deadline is approaching! Tell your friends and family that they need to be registered to … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/09/10/democracy-some-not-all-report-reveals-nearly-1700-polling-places-closed-supreme Published on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 by Common Dreams “Seems like Republicans don’t want people to vote…wonder what they are worried about.” By Julia Conley, staff writer Georgia was among the southern states where hundreds of polling … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2019-09-11/childrens-issues/census-counting-all-kids-critical-for-pa/a67725-1 September 11, 2019 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window Experts say the undercount of children in the census has more than tripled since 1980. (Driftwood/Adobe Stock) HARRISBURG, Pa. – Counting every … Continued
From Common Cause (http://www.commoncause.org): There’s something seriously wrong with our presidential elections. In two of the past five of them, the candidate with fewer votes became president — most recently Donald Trump. And in every presidential race, candidates are forced … Continued
From Keystone Counts (https://www.keystonecounts.org/): The Keystone Counts coalition is thrilled to announce that we have received a $1 million grant from the William Penn Foundation to support our “Get Out the Count” campaign. This generous grant is the largest census-related … Continued
Posted at https://www.commondreams.org/news/2019/09/05/over-120-groups-call-congress-back-constitutional-amendment-overturning-citizens Published on Thursday, September 05, 2019 by Common Dreams “America needs to be responsive to the people, not to corporations and special interests, or it is no longer a democratic republic.” By Jessica Corbett, staff writer Danielle … Continued