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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
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New poll finds strong bipartisan support for expanded protections to keep our election officials safe from threats and harassment
A new national poll released today by Issue One found that a strong majority of Americans across party lines support protecting the sensitive personal information of our election officials. The…
In the media
Washington Post: After harassment, Arizona county official won’t run for reelection
Issue One and Faces of Democracy member Bill Gates mentioned...
Press releases
Issue One endorses bill to protect election workers from threats
In response to the reintroduction of the Election Worker Protection Act by Senators Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), Issue One released the following statement from Deputy Chief of…
In the media
Roll Call: Bipartisan groups urge Congress to boost election security grants
Exclusive about Issue One's new poll and funding requests from members of the National Council on Election Integrity and Faces of Democracy...
Press releases
Dozens of bipartisan election officials, former members of Congress, and government officials call on Congress to fund our elections
New poll also finds overwhelming bipartisan agreement that the federal government should do more to fund elections...
More than three dozen bipartisan election officials, former members of Congress, Cabinet secretaries, and national security leaders have joined together to urgently call on Congress to adequately fund U.S. election…