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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
Tech Policy Press: Senate Intel Hearing: Key Questions on Election Protection for Meta, Alphabet, Microsoft, and Adobe
CRSM members discuss potential questions ahead of Senate Intel hearing with tech executives...
Press releases
‘Deeply troubling when a presidential candidate questions integrity of our elections,’ say NCEI co-chairs following Harris-Trump debate
In response to tonight’s presidential debate between Vice President Kamala Harris and former President Donald Trump, co-chairs of Issue One’s bipartisan National Council on Election Integrity (NCEI) — Reps. Barbara…
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‘The FEC has abdicated its responsibility by failing to address the use of deepfakes in political ads,’ Issue One says
In response to the Federal Election Commission’s (FEC) failure to clarify regulatory rules to prevent the use of deceptive generative artificial intelligence (AI) in political campaign ads, Issue One released…
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Issue One submits public comment to FCC in support of proposed rulemaking on AI-generated content disclosure
Yesterday, Issue One submitted a public comment to the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) in support of a proposed rulemaking that would create commonsense guidelines for campaigns regarding the use of…
Analysis
Meet the Faces of Democracy: Maggie Toulouse Oliver
New Mexico secretary of state and sci-fi fan discusses election misconceptions and combatting AI concerns in election administration...
Maggie Toulouse Oliver, a registered Democrat who currently serves as New Mexico’s secretary of state, has more than 17 years of experience in the election administration field. She was elected…
In the media
The New York Times: Elections Officials Battle a Deluge of Disinformation
Faces of Democracy members Tate Fall, Justin Roebuck, and Adrian Fontes interviewed...
Press releases
Issue One denounces effort by Georgia State Election Board to undermine democratic process
In response to a measure approved by the Georgia State Election Board this week which appears to conflict with state law governing the certification of elections, Issue One released the…
Press releases
Faces of Democracy members react to Senate’s investment in our nation’s critical election infrastructure
In response to today’s Senate Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee markup, which allocated $75 million in federal funding for critical election infrastructure, members of Issue One’s Faces of…
Analysis
Meet the Faces of Democracy: Nedra Cooper
Poll worker-turned-trainer of other poll workers explains what keeps her going in her work to support voting rights and democracy...
Editor’s note: More than 10,000 officials across the country run U.S. elections. This interview is part of a series highlighting the election heroes who are the faces of democracy. Nedra…
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Issue One responds after election-related AI bills fail to pass in the Senate
This afternoon, the Senate failed to advance two bills from Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) relating to elections and generative artificial intelligence (S.3875, S.2770). These bills would have required political campaigns…