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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...
The Latest on Election Protection
Op-eds
The Orange County Register: Election officials are the gatekeepers of our democracy
Op-ed by Faces of Democracy participants Natalie Adona and Neal Kelley...
Op-eds
The Denver Gazette: Stand up for democracy; be a poll worker
Op-ed by Faces of Democracy participant Virginia Chau...
Podcast episodes
Swamp Stories Episode 43: A conversation with former Senate Majority Leader Trent Lott
In the aftermath of the 2020 presidential election, it became clear that the Electoral Count Act of 1887, the legislation that provides the framework governing the casting and counting of…
In the media
Votebeat: Election administrators found their voice and are making lawmakers listen
Issue One's Faces of Democracy campaign mentioned...
Op-eds
Philadelphia Inquirer: Three ways to make Pa. elections more secure and accessible
Op-ed by Faces of Democracy participants Acting Pennsylvania Secretary of State Leigh Chapman and former Philadelphia City Commissioner Al Schmidt...
Podcast episodes
Swamp Stories Episode 42: A Roundtable with the Faces of Democracy
Election officials and poll workers are our friends, family, and neighbors. They are dedicated workers who manage a vital part of our democratic infrastructure. But because of a massive election…
Press releases
National Council on Election Integrity applauds breakthrough bipartisan agreement on ECA update
Issue One’s National Council on Election Integrity released the following statement in reaction to today’s bipartisan agreement on much-needed updates to the Electoral Count Act: “Today’s breakthrough bipartisan agreement to…
Podcast episodes
Swamp Stories Episode 41: Zuckerbucks
The 2020 election season, while carried out successfully by dedicated election officials and poll workers, exposed one glaring problem with the U.S. system of elections: it is chronically underfunded. Though…
In the media
Christian Science Monitor: Jan. 6 panel holds up public officials as ‘backbone of democracy’
Quotes Deputy Chief of Strategy and Program Dokhi Fassihian discussing the Faces of Democracy campaign...
In the media
Insider: Advocates are asking lawmakers for a major increase in federal funding as the January 6 hearings highlight threats to election workers
Issue One leads organizations urging Congress to invest more federal funds in election administration....