C-SPAN: Nick Penniman on Election Security and Integrity
Issue One CEO Nick Penniman talks election security on C-SPAN's Washington Journal...
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Featured Interviews
NBC News Now: ‘No change, no accountability’: Mother reacts to social media reform hearing
CRSM member Kristin Bride interviewed about Big Tech CEO hearing...
MSNBC: Whistleblower warns about risks teens face on social media
Council for Responsible Social Media member Frances Haugen interviewed...
MSNBC: As threats to elections and election workers continue AZ sec. of state calls for ‘accountability’
Faces of Democracy member AZ SOS Adrian Fontes cites Issue One's "The High Cost of High Turnover" report...
Issue One in the Media
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...
The Hill: This Mother’s Day, Congress can honor moms by passing legislation that protects kids online
Op-ed by Council For Responsible Social Media member Kristin Bride...
Tech Policy Press: The Rise of Artificial History
Op-ed by Issue One Legislative Manager on Technology Reform Jamie Neikrie...
The Hill: It’s time to close the loophole that lets tech run wild
Op-ed by Issue One CEO Nick Penniman...
Press and Statements
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Issue One thanks Senate for proposed budget, urges additional action to strengthen nation’s critical election infrastructure
In response to today’s Senate Appropriations Committee markup of key appropriations bills, including funding for our critical election infrastructure, Issue One’s Legislative Director Elise Wirkus released the following statement: “We…
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Raw Story: ‘Aren’t we a little more grown up than that?’: Ex-lawmaker rips Congress for ‘dog ate my homework’ excuses
ReFormers Caucus member Brian Baird quoted...
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Issue One applauds bipartisan congressional effort to protect election officials against threats
Issue One applauds Representatives Nikema Williams (D-GA), Juan Ciscomani (R-AZ), Mike Levin (D-CA), Mark Pocan (D-WI), Sean Casten (D-IL), and Chris Deluzio (D-PA) for leading efforts to improve resources and…
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Issue One applauds the Supreme Court’s rejection of the so-called independent state legislature theory
In response to today’s Supreme Court ruling in the case of Moore v. Harper, Issue One released the following statement from Founder and CEO Nick Penniman: “The so-called independent state…
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The Washington Post: We asked election workers about election denialism
Faces of Democracy members interviewed...
In the media
Politico Nightly: Election officials sound the alarm about violence against poll workers
Cites Faces of Democracy fly-in and quotes Faces members...
In the media
Tech Policy Press: Platform Accountability and Transparency Act Reintroduced in Senate
Quotes Council for Responsible Social Media Co-Chair Dick Gephardt...
Press releases
Election officials from across the country call on Congress and the Administration to adopt a “zero tolerance” policy on threats and take urgent action to fund elections ahead of 2024
This week, two dozen current and former election officials from Issue One’s Faces of Democracy program came to Washington, DC, to urge lawmakers and the Biden Administration to work in…
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Council for Responsible Social Media Endorses Bipartisan Platform Accountability and Transparency Act
The Council stands behind PATA, a bill that would empower policymakers, researchers, and the American public to see under the hood of these powerful technologies and drive evidence-based policy solutions....
Today, the Council for Responsible Social Media announced its formal endorsement of the Platform Accountability and Transparency Act (PATA), a bipartisan bill led by Senators Chris Coons (D-DE), Bill Cassidy…
In the media
Politico Weekly Score: GOP pulse check in Jersey
Cites Issue One's Faces of Democracy fly-in...