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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
In the media
Politico: Former leaders call for election sanity
Statement from over 100 top leaders & veterans calling for America’s trust in elections and peaceful transfer of power cited...
In the media
The Washington Post: Early voting turnout high as nearly 47% of 2020 electorate cast ballots
Issue One's Claire Woodall quoted...
Press releases
Social media platforms promote extremist groups and promulgate foreign adversaries’ election disinformation ahead of Election Day
In the final stretch to Election Day, we continue to see social media platforms wreaking havoc. Reports have emerged of how Facebook has autogenerated pages for extremist militias that enable…
In the media
The Don Lemon Show: Lemon Live: Voters Fear Violence
Issue One's Carah Ong Whaley and Claire Woodall interviewed...
Press releases
NCEI Co-chairs: Recent arson incidents an egregious attack on every American’s right to cast their vote securely
In response to arsonists setting fire to ballot drop boxes in Oregon and Washington and USPS mailboxes in Arizona, where it appears that hundreds of ballots have been damaged or…
Press releases
National Council of Election Integrity Co-chairs respond to rapidly evolving threats and false claims about 2024 election
Following confirmation that Russia is responsible for a FAKE video about ballots being destroyed in Pennsylvania and comments made by House Freedom Caucus chair Rep. Andy Harris suggesting that the…
Analysis
Defending Election Defenders: New Insights into Public Attitudes About Election Workers and Voter Confidence
With the 2024 election already underway, the need to protect election officials and workers has never been more urgent. These dedicated individuals are facing an unprecedented wave of threats, harassment,…
Press releases
New Issue One investigation illuminates connections, secretive donors behind groups pushing false election-related narratives
In recent months, a network known as the “Only Citizens Vote Coalition” — which counts more than 80 organizations as members — has been amplifying the biggest myth circulating this…
Reports
Who’s Behind the Only Citizens Vote Coalition?
Records reviewed by Issue One illuminate connections, secretive donors behind groups pushing false narratives that noncitizens are voting in U.S. elections...
Introduction In America, only citizens can vote and have their votes counted in elections. People who are not U.S. citizens are ineligible to vote in federal elections. The federal government…
Press releases
States United and Issue One Launch Project to Uplift Women Election Officials During the 2024 Election Season
New Video “Behind the Scenes” Focuses on the Role of Women in Our Democracy; 80 Percent of Election Officials Are Women...
The States United Democracy Center (SUDC) and Issue One today launched a six-figure digital effort to recognize and build support for women election officials heading into November and during the…