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    States' Rights in Federal Elections

    “This is the single most important case on American democracy, and for American democracy, in the nation’s history,” said retired federal Judge Michael Luttig of Supreme Court case Moore v. …

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    Senators Klobuchar, Wyden, and Others on Voting and COVID-19

    Democratic Senators Amy Klobuchar (MN) and Ron Wyden (OR) discussed voting rights amid the coronavirus pandemic. They discussed the importance of vote-by-mail, the need for additional fundin…

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    Redistricting and the Courts

    Representatives Rod Blum (R-IA) and Rep. Alan Lowenthal (D-CA) took part in a forum on the need for all states to have an independent, non-partisan redistricting process. A constitutional an…

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    Gill v. Whitford Oral Argument Reaction

    Former Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger (R-CA) was among the speakers at the “Rally to End Partisan Gerrymandering” outside the Supreme Court the same day oral argument was heard in Gill v. Wh…

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    Corporate Funds spent on Super Political Action Committees

    Representatives from a coalition of groups held a news conference to announce their campaign to target companies that use corporate funds to contribute to super political action committees (…

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    Money and Campaigns

    Campaign finance experts talked about the role of money in campaigns and American politics, and they answered questions from audience members. Charlie Cook in his remarks said that candidate…

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    Abolishing the Electoral College

    A panel discussion was held on the National Popular Vote Plan. Under the plan states would join a binding agreement to allocate all of their electoral votes to the candidate who receives the…

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    Voting Machines

    Panelists talked about the use and reliability of new technologies and voting machines in the 2004 presidential election. Among the topics they addressed were the operation of differing type…

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    Lobbying Reform

    Representatives of seven government watchdog organizations outlined a proposal for a lobbying reform package that would address the failures that made the recent scandal involving lobbyist J…

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    America's Election Process

    Common Cause and The Century Foundation hosted a forum on the 2004 election process. Panelists talked about voter registration, voting machine technology, and the rules governing provisiona…

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    Polling Place Operations and Workers

    Common Cause and The Century Foundation held a panel discussion on 2004 polling place operations. Participants talked about allegations of voter suppression and intimidation, monitoring of v…

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    Absentee Ballots

    Panelists talked about absentee balloting procedures in different states. Among the topics they addressed were reported incidents of improper counting, handling of absentee ballots, and reco…

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    Voter Suppression and Intimidation

    Panelists talked about voting procedures in the 2004 presidential election and charges of voter intimidation and suppression in several locations. Among the topics they addressed were allega…

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    Provisional Ballots

    Panelists talked about the use of provisional ballots in the 2004 presidential elections. Among the topics they addressed were various laws and regulations governing the counting procedures,…

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    Voter Registration

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    Campaign Finance Reform Town Hall Meeting

    Senators Feingold and McCain, authors of campaign finance reform legislation, held a town hall meeting in New Orleans. Mr. Harshbarger and the members of Congress spoke about the need for ca…

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    Campaign Finance Policy Challenge

    Participants talked to reporters about their complaint filed with the Federal Election Commission charging that Republican and Democratic Parties were trying to circumvent new legislation ba…

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    Rally for Campaign Finance Reform

    A rally for campaign finance reform was held. Speakers included Senator’s Russ Feingold and John McCain.

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    Broadcast Spectrum Allocation

    Common Cause representatives and others released a report on broadcast spectrum allocation titled “Channeling Influence.” The report examined how major U.S. broadcasters have lobbied to ens…

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    Presidential Campaign Law Violations

    Ann McBride, Common Cause president and Fred Wertheimer, former president of Common Cause, briefed reporters on their allegations against both the Dole and Clinton campaigns for violating fe…

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