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Building Confidence in 2024 Elections
Issue One is at the forefront of crucial efforts to support election officials, combat false election information, and educate voters about how elections work. Our mission is to ensure that…
Free & Fair Elections
Election Protection
Our peers and neighbors are the election officials and poll workers that keep our elections free and fair, but they need regular, predictable, and sufficient funding to protect and modernize America’s election infrastructure. In addition, those serving on the frontlines of our democracy need legal protection from harassment and intimidation. Learn about our work to elevate the voices of election officials and workers in the policy debate through our Faces of Democracy campaign.
Featured Press
The New York Times: Elections Officials Battle a Deluge of Disinformation
Faces of Democracy members Tate Fall, Justin Roebuck, and Adrian Fontes interviewed...
The Hill: To preserve the integrity of our elections, language matters
Op-ed by National Council on Election Integrity members Donna Brazile and Michael Steele...
The Guardian: Trump allies push bill to bar non-citizen voting, even though it’s already illegal
Issue One Director of Election Protection Carah Ong Whaley quoted...
C-SPAN: Nick Penniman on Election Security and Integrity
Issue One CEO Nick Penniman talks election security on C-SPAN's Washington Journal...
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Analysis
Meet the Faces of Democracy: Kim Wyman
Former Washington secretary of state, CISA senior advisor, and motorcyclist enthusiast discusses the preparedness of election administrators and the importance of federal election funding...
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. Kim…
Event Recaps
Panel discusses building a more democratic and resilient information environment
This week, Issue One hosted a panel to dig deeper into our most recent report, “Flooding the Gap: How Big Tech’s Failures Empowered Foreign Adversaries and Undermined the 2024 U.S.…
In the media
The Washington Post: Outraged? You’re more likely to share misinformation, study finds.
Issue One's "Flooding the Gap" report cited; Legislative Manager of Technology Reform Jamie Neikrie quoted...
Press releases
New Issue One report details how Big Tech’s failures empowered foreign adversaries during 2024 election cycle
Today, Issue One published a new report, “Flooding the Gap: How Big Tech’s Failures Empowered Foreign Adversaries and Undermined the 2024 U.S. Election,” highlighting how the design and operations of…
In the media
The Washington Post: Outraged? You’re more likely to share misinformation, study finds.
New Issue One report, "Flooding the Gap," cited...
Reports
Flooding the Gap
How Big Tech’s Failures Empowered Foreign Adversaries and Undermined the 2024 U.S. Election...
Jamie Neikrie and Liana Keesing authored this report. Michael Beckel, Angelina Clapp, Alix Fraser, Abigail Gaetz, Oliver Ni, and Claire Woodall contributed to this report.
Analysis
The Democracy Multiverse: Assessing the 2024 Elections
Introduction In the 2024 elections, democracy felt less like a shared experience and more like a multiverse — a realm where different realities collided and coexisted, often with jarring contrast.…
In the media
The Fulcrum: Seven crucial things to remember as we look back at the election
Op-ed by National Council on Election Integrity Co-chairs Donna Edwards and Zach Wamp...
Analysis
Billionaires help bankroll legal funds used by parties to challenge election rules
Even before the results of the presidential election are tabulated, partisan actors are busy behind the scenes filing lawsuits seeking clarification about existing election rules and, in the most extreme…
Press releases
Over 100 top leaders & veterans issue bipartisan statement calling for America’s trust in elections and peaceful transfer of power
Today, more than 100 former U.S. senators, members of Congress, governors, and White House officials from both parties and top-ranking military veterans have issued a powerful joint statement affirming the…