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Elections & Voting

Ensuring the safety, security, and integrity of U.S. elections and protecting every American’s freedom to vote. Learn about the related work of our National Council on Election Integrity and our Faces of Democracy campaign.

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Our elections cannot withstand repeated future stresses unless we take action to protect them now.

The 2020 election was the most secure in history, with the highest turnout in over a century, even amidst a pandemic. The expansion of early and mail-in voting, as well as a host of other innovations by dedicated election officials, helped ensure the success of this election despite enormous challenges and financial strains.

At the same time, 2020 saw an unprecedented assault on our democratic system. Disinformation was rampant. State and local election officials — our friends, families, and neighbors — faced violent threats and insufficient resources. Americans’ trust in our system was deeply undermined. A violent insurrection stormed the U.S. Capitol.

Legislators in states around the nation continue to lead an unprecedented assault on democracy, using election disinformation to further entrench their power by putting election administration under partisan control and passing measures with extreme anti-voting provisions.

Meanwhile, politicians in both parties continue to draw favorable maps to allow them to choose their voters, instead of the other way around.

Issue One is leading a crosspartisan effort to put a stop to this by ensuring our elections are safe, secure, and fair.

We:

  • Elevate the voices of election officials and workers in the policy debate in Washington, D.C. through our Faces of Democracy campaign
  • Continue to push for bipartisan voting rights legislation like the Voting Rights Advancement Act and the Freedom to Vote Act
  • Push back against election disinformation with our “Truthtellers” video series
  • Advocate for increased and regular federal funding for state and local election administrators

Our impact:

  • Fought for — and won — $400 million in increased funding for state and local election officials in 2020, and continue to advocate for the resources they need to do their job
  • Created the bipartisan National Council on Election Integrity of former government officials, public service luminaries, and civic leaders to fight back against partisan disinformation and uphold the credibility of our democratic process, which led a multi-million dollar public campaign called “Count Every Vote” to defend the legitimacy of the 2020 election and continues to advocate for the freedom to vote and fair elections
  • Advocated for an independent bipartisan commission to investigate the events of January 6, 2021, which passed the House with strong bipartisan support
  • Helped secure $425 million to protect our elections from foreign interference with our “Don’t Mess With US” campaign

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Council for Responsible Social Media members stand with Seattle educators fighting to protect children from social media harms

A new lawsuit brought by Seattle’s public schools argues that popular social media platforms have created "a mental health crisis among America’s youth."...

In a new lawsuit, the Seattle Public School District is alleging that social media platforms intentionally designed products that are addictive and harmful to the mental health of Seattle children,…

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Council for Responsible Social Media Co-Chairs Applaud European Union’s Landmark Privacy Decision

With comprehensive privacy legislation in place, EU regulators were able to protect Europeans from unknowingly agreeing to accept personalized ads, a decision that could have major implications for the tech giant’s business model....

In a pair of landmark decisions this week, European Union (EU) officials determined that the American tech company, Meta, failed to properly solicit consent from Instagram and Facebook users before…

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Issue One and the National Council on Election Integrity celebrate final passage of ECA update

“Our nation is stronger today because our elected representatives from both parties rose above politics as usual and put our democracy first,” said Issue One Founder and CEO Nick Penniman...

Today, Issue One and the bipartisan National Council on Election Integrity celebrate the final passage of the Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act (S. 4573), legislation updating the…

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