C-SPAN: Former Rep. Zach Wamp on Electoral Count Act Reform and January 6th Committee Report
NCEI Co-chair Rep. Zach Wamp (R-TN) joins C-SPAN to talk about Electoral Count Act reform...
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The Problem with Jon Stewart: Midterms: This Is What Democracy Looks Like?
Faces of Democracy participant Virginia Chau appeared on The Problem with Jon Stewart...
NBC LX: Former Republican Congresswoman Endorses National Election Reforms
National Council on Election Integrity Co-chair Barbara Comstock (R-VA) joined NBC LX to discuss the council and its importance...
CNN: Bipartisan Faces of Democracy participants interviewed ahead of midterms
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Forbes: Trump’s Business Took In At Least $81,000 From Election-Denying Candidates For Secretary Of State
Cites Issue One report about who profited from election denier candidates...
Roll Call: Advocacy groups denounce GOP proposals to ‘gut’ ethics office
Issue One Legislative Director Elise Wirkus cited...
The Hill: Facebook whistleblower, former elected officials join new social media council
Votebeat: Election administrators found their voice and are making lawmakers listen
Issue One's Faces of Democracy campaign mentioned...
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Council for Responsible Social Media members stand with Seattle educators fighting to protect children from social media harms
A new lawsuit brought by Seattle’s public schools argues that popular social media platforms have created "a mental health crisis among America’s youth."...
In a new lawsuit, the Seattle Public School District is alleging that social media platforms intentionally designed products that are addictive and harmful to the mental health of Seattle children,…
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“It’s time to end secret spending in elections,” Issue One CEO Nick Penniman says on Citizens United anniversary
Ahead of tomorrow’s 13th anniversary of the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision, Issue One released the following statement from Founder and CEO Nick Penniman: “The naivety of the justices in…
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Forbes: Trump’s Business Took In At Least $81,000 From Election-Denying Candidates For Secretary Of State
Cites Issue One report about who profited from election denier candidates...
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Politico Morning Score: Open season on open primaries
Cites Issue One report about who profited from election denier candidates...
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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…
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Issue One praises bipartisan effort to ban members of Congress from trading stocks
Issue One today applauded the bipartisan reintroduction of the TRUST in Congress Act, a bill that would prohibit members of Congress, their spouses, and their children from buying and selling…
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Council for Responsible Social Media Co-Chairs Applaud European Union’s Landmark Privacy Decision
With comprehensive privacy legislation in place, EU regulators were able to protect Europeans from unknowingly agreeing to accept personalized ads, a decision that could have major implications for the tech giant’s business model....
In a pair of landmark decisions this week, European Union (EU) officials determined that the American tech company, Meta, failed to properly solicit consent from Instagram and Facebook users before…
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Issue One remembers the second anniversary of the January 6th attack on American democracy
Ahead of the second anniversary of the January 6th attack on our democracy, Issue One released the following statement from Founder and CEO Nick Penniman: “January 6th will forever be…
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Issue One joins broad coalition urging Congress to strengthen, not weaken, congressional ethics watchdog
Issue One today joined a broad coalition of two dozen organizations in urging Congress to strengthen, not weaken, the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE). The new letter warns that changes…
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Proposed rule gutting House Office of Congressional Ethics is a “shameful and cynical move,” says Issue One Legislative Director Elise Wirkus
Following proposed changes to House rules that would significantly weaken the Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE), Issue One Legislative Director Elise Wirkus released the following statement: “The Office of Congressional…