Citizens United/ Money in Politics Cartoons
Check out these great cartoons on money in politics by MassVOTE volunteer Michael Ripple. Do you also have pictures or cartoons on Citizens United/ Money in Politics? Email them to...
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Money in Politics is a Civil Rights Issue
Bay State Banner Community Voices: Money in politics is a civil rights issue Cheryl Clyburn Crawford and Avi Green It was not too long ago that in many states individuals had to pay to vote. As recently as the 1950s, if you could not pay a poll tax — an actual tax...
Civic Booster Shot
CommonWealth Bill would let 16- and 17-year-olds “preregister” to vote BY: Wilder Fleming March 22, 2012 When it comes to civic engagement, Massachusetts teens could hit the ground running and automatically be registered to vote on their 18th birthday...
Lowell Teens Lobby For The 17 Year-Old-Vote – Commonwealth Magazine
Lowell Teens Lobby For The 17 Year-Old-Vote - Commonwealth Magazine Submitted by Sovanna on Wed, 04/11/2012 - 12:57am WHEN IT COMES to ranking the interests of teenagers, political activism would presumably come low on the list, somewhere between heeding good advice and...
Protecting your vote
Protecting your vote THE PODIUM April 03, 2012|By Ronald L. Rivest Sometimes, a few votes make a huge difference. Just ask Rick Santorum. In January, Rick Santorum won the Iowa caucuses, but, because of vote counting and tabulation errors, Mitt Romney was declared the...
The New York Times, How to Expand the Voter Rolls
EDITORIAL How to Expand the Voter Rolls Published: April 6, 2012 A country that should be encouraging more people to vote is still using an archaic voter registration system that creates barriers to getting a ballot. In 2008, 75 million eligible people did not vote...
11 State Attorneys General Submit Letter of Support for Constitutional Amendment to Reverse Citizens United Decision
BOSTON—Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley has joined 10 other attorneys general in calling on Congress to reverse the U.S. Supreme Court's decision in the Citizens United campaign finance case. In a letter dated Wednesday, the attorneys general urged...
Call for Mini-Grant Applications
In order to increase voter participation in the 2012 elections, MassVOTE is offering mini-grants to organizations working to carry out non-partisan civic engagement work. MassVOTE is making available several grants between $500 and $2,500. Mini-grant projects should combine...
State Capitol Briefs
State Capitol Briefs By State House News Service Posted Mar 21, 2012 CHAIRMAN: LEGISLATIVE LEADERS FOCUSED ON FORECLOSURE BILL A legislative committee is cobbling together an anti-foreclosure bill that a key chairman says is on the radar of House and Senate...
“Election reforms would allow pre-registration to vote”
State House News -- Election reforms would allow pre-registration to vote By Kyle Cheney, State House News Service Posted Mar 22, 2012 Sixteen- and 17-year-olds would be allowed to “pre-register” to vote and voting equipment randomly audited under a package of...
