Common Cause Massachusetts

Earlier today, Common Cause MA testified at the State House in support of guaranteed hybrid access for public meetings - click the link below to show your support for this urgent reform!

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Apply for Common Cause Massachusetts’ Spring 2026 internship below! Applications open now until November 7 ⬇️⬇️

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Join us for our October People Power Hour! Happening next Wednesday, October 15 at 6pm on Zoom - click below to RSVP!

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Ask lawmakersto make virtual public access permanent in Massachusetts! During the pandemic, state and local government allowed for remote public participation. Not only did this make government more transparent and accessible, but it removed long-standing barriers to pol...

We need guaranteed hybrid public access in Massachusetts! Click below to tell your lawmakers to support legislation guaranteeing hybrid public access for all ⬇️⬇️

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Tell Your Lawmakers You Oppose an Article V Convention of States! Under Article V of the U.S. Constitution, Congress is required to hold a constitutional convention if two-thirds of state legislatures call for one. And right now, we’re just a handful of states away....

An Article V Convention of States would be a dangerous, untested way of changing our Constitution. Join us to tell your State Lawmakers that they should oppose any calls for an Article V Convention.

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We met with lawmakers and staff and asked that they prioritize the people's budget by putting people before billionaires and by fighting to restore cuts to the ACA and Medicaid brought about by Trump's Big Ugly Bill.

Learn more and get involved at www.peoplespromise.us

We spent all of yesterday in Washington DC hand-delivering petitions from thousands of Common Cause Massachusetts members to our Congressional delegation as a part of our People's Promise campaign.

Spent all day in Washington DC hand-delivering petitions from thousands of @CommonCauseMa members to our Congressional delegation as a part of our People's Promise campaign.

Any budget passed by Congress must put people before billionaires.

Get involved with Common Cause Massachusetts in 2025 2025 is going to be a big year for strengthening democracy, not just at the national level but also here in Massachusetts at the state and local level. Can we count on you to get even more involved? ...

Our pro-democracy Platform For People Power puts the most essential element of our democracy – the people – front and center. Sign up today to help strenghen our democracy!

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Happening tomorrow - join us for our September People Power Hour!!

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It’s not too late to make your voice heard! Click here to email your lawmakers in support of Same Day Registration in Massachusetts:

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Happening now!

Tune in below to watch the live stream 📺📺

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Today is the Joint Committee on Election Laws’ public hearing on Same Day Registration and other urgently needed pro-voter reforms!

Tell your lawmakers why you support SDR by clicking the link:
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Volunteers needed!

Join Common Cause and partners at the JCEL Public hearing on Tuesday, September 16 at 1pm!

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Advocates revive push for same-day voter registration, other election reforms The group said Wednesday that some 3,300 provisional ballots were rejected on Election Day 2024 because of the lack of same-day registration.

“Multiple speakers said Wednesday that some 3,300 provisional ballots from Election Day 2024 were rejected, with a third of them coming from the City of Boston.” Read the full article by @gbhnews.bsky.social below!

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Thousands of Mass. voters could be turned away at the polls in November unless this law changes Proposed changes would allow same-day registration and improve ballot access for voters with disabilities ahead of the November elections.

"Thousands of Mass. voters could be turned away at the polls in November unless this law changes" - MassLive

It's time for Same Day Registration! ⏰️

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"Thousands of Mass. voters could be turned away at the polls in November unless this law changes" @masslive.bsky.social

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Every statewide election, thousands of Bay Staters go to vote only to learn there's an issue with their registration status that they can't fix and their vote doesn't count. Thousands.

It's finally time for Same Day Voter Registration in Massachusetts.

The #PlatformForPeoplePower calls for:
📋Same Day Voter Registration
💻Guaranteed Hybrid Public Meeting Access
🔎Stronger Transparency Around Funding For Ballot Questions

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Registration reform supporters build case on rejected ballots Voting reform supporters renewed their campaign Wednesday for Beacon Hill to overhaul how Bay Staters cast ballots, including by authorizing same-day registration, with dire warnings about the pros…

“We think this is the right moment for the Legislature to prioritize voting rights, and we know that we have these barriers and we need to remove them.”

Read the full article here: www.wwlp.com/news/massach...

We are fighting for a more inclusive, responsive, and modern democracy in Massachusetts - help us continue our work by donating today!

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New Bill Would Increase Transparency Around Who’s Funding Massachusetts Ballot Questions The Ballot Spending Transparency Act would empower voters by requiring monthly reports on ballot question spending.

The Ballot Question Transparency Act would increase campaign finance disclosure requirements for ballot measure campaigns - read more about our proposed legislation below!

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Tell Your Lawmakers You Oppose an Article V Convention of States! Under Article V of the U.S. Constitution, Congress is required to hold a constitutional convention if two-thirds of state legislatures call for one. And right now, we’re just a handful of states away....

An Article V Convention of States would be a dangerous, untested way of changing our Constitution. Join us to tell your State Lawmakers that they should oppose any calls for an Article V Convention.

act.commoncause.org/letters/tell...

Voters deserve guidance on campaign finance allegations - The Boston Globe The Office of Campaign and Political Finance deliberately puts off reaching any resolution regarding specific complaints until after an election takes place. That needs to change.

Today's @bostonglobe.com column asks an important question: if OCPF is able to fully investigate, conclude, and resolve credible allegations of campaign finance violations, should they release the findings before an election? We say voters deserve to know.

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/08/14/o...

Alongside the Election Modernization Coalition, we are working towards a more inclusive democracy that works for everyone in Massachusetts! Read more about our priority legislation below:

www.votingrightsma.org/legislation

Ask lawmakersto make virtual public access permanent in Massachusetts! During the pandemic, state and local government allowed for remote public participation. Not only did this make government more transparent and accessible, but it removed long-standing barriers to pol...

We need guaranteed hybrid public access in Massachusetts! Click below to tell your lawmakers to support legislation guaranteeing hybrid public access for all ⬇️⬇️

act.commoncause.org/letters/tell...

The #PlatformForPeoplePower calls for:
📋Same Day Voter Registration
💻Guaranteed Hybrid Public Meeting Access
🔎Stronger Transparency Around Funding For Ballot Questions

www.commoncause.org/massachusett...

It's (Still) Time for Same Day Voter Registration! Thousands of Massachusetts voters are STILL unable to participate in our state elections due to unnecessary barriers to participation, like the arbitrary ten-day voter registration cutoff, becoming an...

We need Same Day Registration in Massachusetts! Use the link below to tell your legislators why it’s important to you ⬇️⬇️

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Massachusetts needs more transparency around campaign finance disclosure - contact your lawmakers today and tell them to support the Ballot Spending Transparency Act! act.commoncause.org/letters/tell...

Mass. lawmakers move — again — to extend pandemic-era rule allowing public boards to meet remotely - The Boston Globe The move would extend a pandemic-era measure allowing select boards, state panels, and other public bodies to hold remote meetings, this time for at least the next two-plus years.

Guaranteed hybrid access is one of the most important issues around democratic participation facing the people of Massachusetts today. Read the Boston Globe's coverage of this issue from earlier this year below:

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/03/17/m...