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.

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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…

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Faces of Democracy

A campaign of election officials and poll workers to strengthen U.S. elections

Faces of Democracy Interviews

Meet the Faces of Democracy: Julie Wise

Nonpartisan head of elections in Seattle shares how “radical transparency” measures like webcams and Plexiglass walls help build trust in elections...

Julie Wise, who is not registered with any political party, has more than 24 years of election administration experience. Since 2000, she has worked for the board of elections in…

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More than 50 bipartisan election officials, national security experts, technologists, and former members of Congress call for safeguards to protect U.S. elections against threats posed by AI

A bipartisan coalition of more than 50 election officials, national security experts, technologists, and former members of Congress are calling for the enactment of federal legislation to protect our democracy…

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New report from Issue One highlights the high cost of high turnover as election officials leave their positions in record numbers

New research from Issue One shows that the turnover rate among local election officials since November 2020 is far higher than what would normally be expected, especially in battleground states…

Event Recaps

Issue One and Public Citizen host bipartisan event on threats posed by AI on democracy

Issue One recently partnered with Public Citizen to host a virtual event that brought together a bipartisan group of congressional leaders and election officials to discuss the threats posed by…

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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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Dec 12, 2024

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.…

Dec 04, 2024

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...

Dec 04, 2024

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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…

Dec 04, 2024

In the media

The Washington Post: Outraged? You’re more likely to share misinformation, study finds.

New Issue One report, "Flooding the Gap," cited...

Dec 04, 2024

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.