As a candidate for President, I pledge to…
Your conduct on the campaign trail shows voters where your commitments are for transparency, accountability and ethics…
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If elected President, I will endorse, prioritize and work aggressively to...
Leading our country means leading the way forward for a strong, accessible, and representative democracy for every American…
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By the end of my first year in office, I pledge to…
The next President will have the power to take concrete action that will repair and strengthen our democratic institutions…
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Common Cause members and the public are interested to know where you stand on additional democracy ideas that some candidates have proposed, like reforming the Supreme Court, lowering the voting age, or expanding voting rights to non-citizens. What do you think about these reforms? And are there any other ways you want to make our democracy more representative, reflective, accessible, or accountable?
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The relentless attacks on voting rights and unchecked voter suppression we saw in places like Georgia, North Dakota and Florida last year were not accidental. Leaders who come to power by suppressing the rights of people of color, women and young people will use that power to hurt people of color, women and young people.
The kinds of discriminatory policies that have disenfranchised Americans won't change unless we elect people committed to disrupting the status quo, and putting as a top priority reforms to our democracy.
We need a new Voting Rights Act-- one that restores Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act, ends partisan gerrymandering and voter roll purging and makes it easier for people to vote. We need to set up automatic voter registration, allow more people to vote early and by mail, make ballots available in different languages, make election day a federal holiday and put an end to felon disenfranchisement.
As President I will work with Congress to get a new landmark voting rights bill passed into law. There is perhaps no greater imperative.
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