Press releases
In the wake of Elko County, Nevada, Clerk Kristine Jakeman’s resignation today, Issue One issued the following statement: “Local election officials are the backbone of our democracy,” said Issue One…
In the media
Cites Issue One's "The High Cost of High Turnover" report...
Press releases
New research from Issue One shows that the turnover rate among local election officials since November 2020 is far higher than what would normally be expected, especially in battleground states…
In the media
Exclusive about Issue One's new report, "The High Cost of High Turnover"...
Reports
When local election officials leave their positions in record numbers, the costs to institutional knowledge and running elections are significant...
Introduction In the wake of a contentious presidential election in November 2020 that led to harassment and death threats against many once-obscure election administrators, droves of local election officials have…
Videos
In this video from Issue One’s Faces of Democracy campaign, election officials from across the country call on Congress to provide reliable and consistent funding to ensure safe and secure…
Event Recaps
Issue One recently partnered with Public Citizen to host a virtual event that brought together a bipartisan group of congressional leaders and election officials to discuss the threats posed by…
Analysis
Republican county recorder in Arizona’s largest county discusses the challenges of running elections when the the information environment is awash in lies...
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. In…
Event Recaps
Making noise to protect our elections!...
In early June 2023, two dozen nonpartisan and bipartisan election officials and poll workers from Issue One’s Faces of Democracy campaign traveled to Washington, D.C. to sound the alarm about…
In the media
Issue One's Deputy Chief of Strategy and Program Dokhi Fassihian quoted...
