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Faces of Democracy
A campaign of election officials and poll workers to strengthen U.S. elections
Free & Fair Elections
Election Administration
Despite many challenges, the 2020 election was the most secure in history and had record turnout — but no election is perfect. There are lessons to be learned and improvements to be made to ensure the integrity of our system going forward.
Learn about our work to elevate the voices of election officials and workers in the policy debate in Washington, D.C., reform the Electoral Count Act and clarify Congress’ role in counting electoral votes, and establish regular funding to states and local election officials.
Featured Press
Ms. Magazine: Election Officials Are Leaving Their Jobs in Startling Numbers — And That’s Bad for Democracy
Op-ed by Faces of Democracy member Carly Koppes...
MSNBC: As threats to elections and election workers continue AZ sec. of state calls for ‘accountability’
Faces of Democracy member AZ SOS Adrian Fontes cites Issue One's "The High Cost of High Turnover" report...
NPR: In some states, more than half of the local election officials have left since 2020
Exclusive about Issue One's new report, "The High Cost of High Turnover"...
Time: Time Is Running Out For Congress to Protect Election Workers Before 2024
Cites Issue One and our Faces of Democracy fly-in...
The Latest on Election Administration
Analysis
Meet the Faces of Democracy: Tonya Wichman
Ohio Republican discusses the joy of bringing democracy to voters and the importance of additional protections for election workers...
Editor’s note: More than 10,000 officials across the country run U.S. elections. This interview is part of a series highlighting the election heroes who are the faces of democracy. Tonya…
Press releases
Issue One’s National Council on Election Integrity applauds election officials following another free and fair election cycle
In reaction to last week’s elections, Issue One’s bipartisan National Council on Election Integrity issued the following statement applauding our nation’s election officials for administering another safe and secure election,…
Op-eds
Ms. Magazine: Election Officials Are Leaving Their Jobs in Startling Numbers — And That’s Bad for Democracy
Op-ed by Faces of Democracy member Carly Koppes...
In the media
USA Today: Disinformation, AI and poll-worker problems: How elections this week could preview 2024
Issue One's "The High Cost of High Turnover" report cited; Faces of Democracy members quoted...
In the media
CNN: A tide of election worker resignations raises alarms ahead of 2024
Issue One's "The High Cost of High Turnover" report cited...
TV appearances
MSNBC: As threats to elections and election workers continue AZ sec. of state calls for ‘accountability’
Faces of Democracy member AZ SOS Adrian Fontes cites Issue One's "The High Cost of High Turnover" report...
Event Recaps
Current and former election officials discuss high turnover rates and ongoing threats to elections
Issue One convenes election officials for webinar on the impact of high election administrator turnover on 2024, as Faces of Democracy members testify before the Senate about threats to elections...
Yesterday, Issue One hosted a virtual event with current and former election officials providing further insights from our recent “High Cost of High Turnover” report, which revealed an alarming trend:…
Analysis
Meet the Faces of Democracy: Brianna Lennon
Missouri county clerk discusses why she launched the High Turnout Wide Margins podcast and why now is a great time to become an elections administrator...
Editor’s note: More than 10,000 officials across the country run U.S. elections. This interview is part of a series highlighting the election heroes who are the faces of democracy. Since…
Testimonies & comments
Issue One calls on the FEC to prevent the use of deceptive generative AI in political campaign ads
Today, Issue One submitted a public comment to the Federal Election Commission (FEC) urging the agency to clarify regulatory rules to prevent the use of deceptive generative artificial intelligence (AI)…
In the media
Los Angeles Times: Election officials are quitting in droves. Here’s why you should care
Issue One's "The High Cost of High Turnover" report cited...