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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
Analysis
8 Creative Ways New Poll Workers Are Being Recruited in 2024
Innovations to Attract and Keep New Poll Workers ...
Poll workers are critical to the success of our elections. According to estimates from the Election Assistance Commission, about one million poll workers are needed to staff the approximately 100,000 …
Analysis
Federal Funding for American Elections
An Analysis of HAVA Grants, 2018-2024...
Introduction The Help America Vote Act (HAVA) of 2002 was enacted with strong bipartisan support in response to the shortcomings in election administration exposed during the 2000 presidential election. It…
Analysis
Meet the Faces of Democracy: Isaac Cramer
South Carolina election official and Taylor Swift fan discusses the need for federal funding for elections, community outreach, and the importance of poll workers...
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. South…
Press releases
Issue One announces new additions to National Council on Election Integrity ahead of upcoming November elections
During this critical election year, Issue One is pleased to announce the additions of former Arkansas Governor Asa Hutchinson, former Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman, and former Registrar of…
Op-eds
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...
Press releases
Issue One reacts to Supreme Court’s Murthy v. Missouri decision
Following today’s Supreme Court decision in Murthy v. Missouri, a landmark case addressing the role that government officials can play in communicating with social media companies, Issue One Founder and…
TV appearances
C-SPAN: Former Reps. Zach Wamp and Tim Roemer on Election Security and Threats to Democracy
Event Recaps
Experts Agree: Big Tech is failing our elections and those who run them
From slashing platform safeguards, dismantling trust and safety teams, and sunsetting crucial monitoring tools, Big Tech’s actions are failing our elections and those who run them. This month, a panel…
Analysis
Meet the Faces of Democracy: Adrian Fontes
Former Marine now serving as Arizona’s secretary of state discusses his love of running elections, the threats posed by AI, and his passion for mariachi...
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. Adrian…
Press releases
“Rejecting an investment in our elections is a failure,” says Issue One following House appropriations markup
In response to today’s House Appropriations Committee FY2025 markup, which allocated zero dollars in federal funding for our critical election infrastructure, Issue One’s Director of Election Protection Carah Ong Whaley…