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| 1. | Name: | Common Cause | |||||||||
| 2. | Voting Machine Position: | Con to the question "Do electronic voting machines improve the voting process?" | |||||||||
| 3. | Reasoning: |
"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) |
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| 5. | Organization | ||||||||||
| A. Description: | 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
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| B. Mission: | "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." (On organization's website, accessed May 9, 2006)
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| C. Structure: | Nonprofit, member-based advocacy organization | ||||||||||
| D. Members / Constituents: |
300,000 |
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| $10,000,000 (in combination with the organization's Education Fund) | |||||||||||
| F. Sr. Executive: | Chellie Pingree | ||||||||||
| G. Title: | President and Chief Executive Officer | ||||||||||
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| I: # of offices: | 1 main headquarters, 38 state offices | ||||||||||
| I: Staff: | 65
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| 6. | Relevant Affiliations: | Sister company of Common Cause Education Fund | |||||||||
