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16 hours ago

Change comes slowly, one State at a time. ... See MoreSee Less

Five States Where Voters Can Change the Criminal Justice System

truthdig.com

Ballot initiatives seek reforms for laws on policing, prosecution, mass incarceration and other issues.

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Clean Elections Texas shared Declaration for American Democracy's Will You Help Us Re-enfranchise Thousands of Voters?.

19 hours ago

SHARE In Florida they are fighting for this right that voters have in Alabama and Texas but they need to know that they have it!

Declaration for American Democracy
Thousands of people think they aren't allowed to vote in this election, but actually are. We only have a few more days to let them know.

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And join us live on Thursday for a quick training on how to make these calls. (It will be recorded if you can't make this time). ... See MoreSee Less

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Clean Elections Texas shared Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law's post.

2 days ago

People are rising up against gerrymandering all across the country. ... See MoreSee Less

Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law

Across the country, efforts to put the power to draw legislative districts in the hands of the people, not politicians, are gaining momentum. Here's our latest roundup of redistricting initiatives.

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Clean Elections Texas

4 days ago

ICYMI
"...The choice to not take corporate-PAC money, candidates’ representatives explained, is about emphasizing the importance of individual donations. “Kirsten is aware this action alone will not create the sea changes of campaign-finance reforms we need, like publicly funded elections and ending dark money from being spent in campaigns without disclosure,” said Gillibrand’s spokesperson, Glen Caplin. “But she views this as an important step toward personal responsibility to effect change.” Caplin noted that the average contribution to Gillibrand’s 2018 campaign has been $48.67.

Chakrabarti acknowledged the complicated nature of the growing trend. “I see this whole movement as the first step in the direction of getting rid of big money overall,” he said. “Similar to how ‘Abolish ICE’ rang the bell on this huge crisis on immigration, unifying around not taking corporate-PAC money gets everybody to pay attention to big money in politics.”

Because some of the most likely 2020 presidential contenders—Elizabeth Warren, Gillibrand, Harris, Booker—have already taken the pledge, progressive activists and leaders say Americans should expect the next round of Democratic candidates to refuse corporate-PAC cash. “I think it’s gonna be one of many litmus tests for Democrats in 2020,” Chakrabarti says. At this point already, he says, “running on corporate-PAC money is a huge liability.” ... See MoreSee Less

Why So Many Democratic Candidates Are Dissing Corporate PACs

theatlantic.com

Their pledge not to accept money from business entities is mostly symbolic. But voters can expect to hear it a lot more often in elections to come.

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Clean Elections Texas

4 days ago

Here is what you could get if our Democrats win - exciting!
"...Voters are calling for change.

Born out of that call is a new generation of leaders who are running for Congress to change Washington. Many of them are first-time candidates, non-politicians who decided to run for office because they saw the system fail, often firsthand. For some, it was a personal experience with the cost or access to health care. Others were veterans who couldn’t sit on the sidelines and watch the country they fought for continue down this path. For others, it was the opioid crisis, or lax gun laws, or watching Congress raise taxes on the middle class to pay for a tax cut for corporate donors.

Binding this class of candidates together is a common thread that we must reform Washington in a truly transformational way. We must end the corrosive influence of big money and change the pervasive culture of corruption permeates in the capital. These candidates have made this reform a central part of their campaigns. Many of them have declared they’ll be more transparent and accessible. Among their commitments include making their congressional schedules public, holding regular town halls and forums, pledging never to become lobbyists, or refusing to take corporate PAC and special interest money in their campaigns.

This week, almost half of the Democratic challengers for seats in the House of Representatives, led by Katie Porter (Calif.-45), Jason Crow (Colo.-6), Lauren Baer (Fla.-18), Sharice Davids (Kan.-3), Elissa Slotkin (Mich.-8), Dean Phillips (Minn.-3), Andy Kim (N.J.-3), Tom Malinowski (N.J.-7), Max Rose (N.Y.-11), Antonio Delgado (N.Y.-19), Colin Allred (Texas-32), and Abigail Spanberger (Va.-7), united in a call to Congress to make a bold and sweeping reform bill the very first item of business in the next Congress. More than 100 of them from across the country, in some of the most competitive red, purple, and blue districts wrote to the House of Representatives:.." ... See MoreSee Less

Bill to reform government, elections should be the top item on the agenda in 2019

thehill.com

This class of candidates will lead the charge to make sure that those who write the biggest checks no longer have the biggest say.

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