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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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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…
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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…
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Issue One announces new Faces of Democracy members, including Secretaries of State Brad Raffensperger and Jocelyn Benson
Issue One is pleased to welcome Georgia Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger and Michigan Secretary of State Jocelyn Benson to Faces of Democracy, a growing bipartisan campaign made up of…
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Issue One reveals who profited from election denialism in 2022
New report identifies the top beneficiaries of several election-denying secretary of state candidates — as well as others who benefited from election lies...
As election-denying secretary of state candidates spouted rhetoric that eroded people’s faith in our free and fair elections, political operatives behind the scenes were raking in the dough. A new…