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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
NPR: 1 Republican argues for a narrower approach to changing a 19th century voting law
Interview with ReFormers Caucus Co-chair Rep. Zach Wamp (R-TN) on the need to reform the Electoral Count Act
Op-eds
The Hill: There is a bipartisan path forward on election and voter protections
By Issue One Founder and CEO Nick Penniman
Press releases
Issue One joins together with bipartisan organizations in new report calling for key election reforms
“There is a bipartisan path forward to achieve meaningful reforms that will strengthen our elections,” said Issue One Founder and CEO Nick Penniman....
Today, Issue One joined with the Bipartisan Policy Center’s Elections Project to release a new report in partnership with Unite America, R Street, and American Enterprise Institute as the fight…
Reports
Prioritizing Achievable Federal Election Reform
Building on existing agreements to bring Republicans and Democrats together to pass key bipartisan election reforms...
Introduction Stark partisan dividing lines in Congress currently distract from potential areas of common ground in fostering an election system that puts voters first by being fair, accessible, secure, and…
Press releases
Issue One calls on senators to pass key bipartisan election reforms
“Democrats and Republicans must find a bipartisan path forward,” said Issue One’s CEO and Founder Nick Penniman....
Following this evening’s Republican filibuster in the Senate on the Freedom To Vote: John R. Lewis Act, Issue One CEO and Founder Nick Penniman issued the following statement: “Tomorrow begins…