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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: Cathy Darling Allen
California election official discusses the challenges of hand counting thousands of ballots...
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…
Op-eds
Washington Examiner: Congress must take action to secure and invest in the 2024 elections
Op-ed by National Council on Election Integrity Co-chairs Barbara Comstock and Donna Edwards...
Press releases
In new congressional testimony, bipartisan election officials call on Congress to strengthen and invest in elections ahead of 2024
Faces of Democracy members Brianna Lennon of Missouri and Justin Roebuck of Michigan warn lawmakers of ongoing threats to elections...
In new congressional testimony submitted this week, two members of Issue One’s Faces of Democracy called on Congress to take steps to strengthen our elections, protect the officials running them,…
Analysis
Meet the Faces of Democracy: Carly Koppes (R-CO)
Former rodeo queen-turned-county clerk talks running elections...
Editor’s note: Roughly 10,000 officials across the country run U.S. elections. This interview is part of a series published each month that highlights the election heroes and heroines who are…
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Issue One and the Alliance for Securing Democracy at the German Marshall Fund publish new report calling for key election investment and reforms
Today, Issue One and the Alliance for Securing Democracy at the German Marshall Fund released a new report that outlines thirteen steps the federal government and state legislatures should take…
Reports
Securing 2024: Defending US Elections through Investment and Reform
13 policy recommendations for federal and state lawmakers to meet 2024 administrative challenges...
Introduction As a result of the 2020 and 2022 federal elections, the job of administering elections has dramatically changed in the United States, and the demands on the dedicated officials…
Press releases
Issue One’s bipartisan National Council on Election Integrity Co-chairs Call on Congress to Invest in U.S. Elections to Protect National Security
Co-chairs of Issue One’s bipartisan National Council on Election Integrity (NCEI) today called on Congress to invest in America’s critical election infrastructure to “protect our nation’s elections from foreign interference…
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In new congressional testimony, Shasta County Clerk and Faces of Democracy member calls for attacks on democracy at the county-level to stop
Today, Shasta County Clerk and Faces of Democracy member Cathy Darling Allen submitted written testimony to the House Administration Elections Subcommittee, calling attention to ongoing attacks on democracy in counties…
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Issue One applauds election funding in president’s budget, urges Congress to invest in election infrastructure
In response to President Biden’s FY2024 budget released today, which includes $1.625 billion in election funding in FY2024 and $5 billion over the next decade, Issue One released the following…
Press releases
Withdrawals from ERIC are the result of politics that hurt the integrity and security of U.S. elections, say current and former election officials
In response to Florida, Missouri, and West Virginia announcing that they would be withdrawing from the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC), a nonpartisan organization whose mission is to assist states…