Common Cause Biography
- Position:
- Con to the question "Do Electronic Voting Machines Improve the Voting Process?"
- Reasoning:
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Testimony by organization’s CEO before the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, May 5, 2004″Common Cause shares the view of a growing number of Americans who have serious concerns about the reliability and security of new touch-screen voting machines…The [U.S. Election Assistance] Commission and others making decisions about voting machines should not confine themselves to one option – DREs printing out a ballot. Optical scan voting technology is, or soon will be, accessible to everyone and provides a reliable and accurate way to vote.”
Testimony by organization’s CEO before the U.S. Election Assistance Commission, May 5, 2004
- Description:
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Non partisan citizen advocacy organization dedicated to helping citizens make their voices heard in the political process and holding elected leaders accountable to the public interest
- Mission:
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“To strengthen public participation and faith in our institutions of self-government; to ensure that government and political processes serve the general interest, rather than special interests; to curb the excessive influence of money on government decisions and elections; to promote fair elections and high ethical standards for government officials; and to protect the civil rights and civil liberties of all Americans.”
Common Cause website (accessed May 9, 2006)
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