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Our Democracy Needs Ethics Reforms

Our Democracy Needs Ethics Reforms

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The Fight Against Discrimination in Voting Continues 56 Years After “Bloody Sunday”

Discriminatory barriers like polling place closures and voter roll purges still prevent Americans from voting.
By
Georgia Lyon
March 5, 2021
Issues
Voting Rights

Florida’s Partisan Push to Restrict Vote-by-Mail Access

Elected officials in Florida have introduced a bill limiting access to vote-by-mail for their own personal benefit.
By
Jade Ford
March 4, 2021
Issues
Voting Rights

South Dakota Becomes Latest State To Adopt Sweeping Prohibition Against Election Transparency

South Dakota's newly enacted anti-transparency bill allows secret spending to influence state elections and legislation.
By
Austin Graham
March 4, 2021
Issues
Campaign Finance
Ethics

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Restore Your Vote Showed Me the Way to Rights Restoration in Tennessee

Read Marquibe Smith's story about learning how to restore his voting rights in Tennessee. 

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How Our Government Put Money and Oil Before the People of North Dakota

The more we learned about our broken political system over the years, the more determined we became to take it back.

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Witness Requirement for Voting May Force Me To Sit Out November Election

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Help Tennesseans by Easing Restrictive Voting Laws

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Yahoo Finance
It’s time to flush out secret political donors

Valley Voice
Lawsuit against DOJ seeks info on attempts to unmask Nunes’ Twitter ‘cow’

Politifact
H.R. 1 would “prevent removal of ineligible voters from registration rolls.”

Politifact
The voting bill known as H.R. 1 "would force states to adopt universal mail-in ballots.”

The Daily Beast
Jim Jordan Under Scrutiny for Nearly $3 Million in Unreported Campaign Funds

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CLC Helps with Transparent, Ethical Redistricting Process

Salon
Trump Builds New Fundraising Death Star Aimed at GOP Foes

Sludge
House Dems Pass Sweeping Campaign Finance and Voting Reform Bill

The American Prospect
H.R. 1: The Path to Democracy in America