California Common Cause

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California Common Cause
Leadership:	Chair Todd Dipaola
Website:	http://www.commoncause.org/site/pp.asp?c=dkLNK1MQIwG&b=4846185

California Common Cause is a political advocacy organization based in California. On its website, the group describes itself as "a non-profit, non-partisan citizens' lobby organization." This organizations purpose is to "make public officials and public institutions accountable and responsive to citizens." California Common Cause claims to attempt to "strengthen public participation and to ensure that the political process serve the public interest, rather than the special interests."^[1]

Ballot measure advocacy

2010

• Supported Proposition 15, Public Funding of Some Elections
• Supported Proposition 20, Congressional Redistricting
• Opposed Proposition 26, Supermajority Vote to Pass New Taxes and Fees

2008

• Supported Proposition 11.

2006

• Supported Proposition 89, Public Funding for Political Campaigns

2002

• Supported Proposition 43, Constitutional Right to Have One's Vote Counted

Instant runoff voting

California Common Cause, along with the New America Foundation, hosted a summit in June 2009 in San Jose to discuss a proposed San Jose Instant Runoff Voting Charter Amendment.^[2]

External links

• Website of California Common Cause

References

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