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...
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In the media
Roll Call: Advocacy groups denounce GOP proposals to ‘gut’ ethics office
Issue One Legislative Director Elise Wirkus cited...
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Issue One and the National Council on Election Integrity celebrate final passage of ECA update
“Our nation is stronger today because our elected representatives from both parties rose above politics as usual and put our democracy first,” said Issue One Founder and CEO Nick Penniman...
Today, Issue One and the bipartisan National Council on Election Integrity celebrate the final passage of the Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act (S. 4573), legislation updating the…
TV appearances
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...
Press releases
Issue One’s ReFormers Caucus praises Modernization Select Committee, calls for new, permanent subcommittee to help strengthen Congress
In a new letter released today, a bipartisan group of 41 members of Issue One’s ReFormers Caucus — the largest group of former elected officials ever assembled to fix our broken…
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Issue One praises inclusion of ECA update in omnibus bill and calls for final passage to protect the peaceful transfer of power
“Our democracy and our next presidential election can’t wait,” says Issue One Founder and CEO Nick Penniman...
After the inclusion of the bipartisan Electoral Count Reform and Presidential Transition Improvement Act (S. 4573) in this year’s omnibus appropriations bill, which will update the Electoral Count Act (ECA),…
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Issue One Founder & CEO Nick Penniman reacts to Jan. 6 Committee’s criminal referrals against former President Trump
“Every person involved in the conspiracy must be brought to justice, and that includes the former president.”...
In response to today’s vote by the January 6th Committee to issue criminal referrals to the Department of Justice against former President Trump, Issue One Founder and CEO Nick Penniman…
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New poll shows overwhelming support in Washington state to protect children’s safety online
The poll comes as parents, pediatricians, and youth leaders urge Congress to pass the Kids Online Safety Act in the remaining days of the legislative session...
In a poll released today by the Council for Responsible Social Media (CRSM), Washington residents overwhelmingly support passing the Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA), a bipartisan bill that would safeguard…
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Issue One Legislative Director Elise Wirkus named a top grassroots lobbyists of 2022
Wirkus recognized by The Hill for the third consecutive year...
Issue One’s Legislative Director Elise Wirkus has been recognized as one of the top grassroots lobbyists in Washington, D.C., by The Hill in its annual list of individuals who “leveraged…
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Diverse council of leaders calls on Congress to protect kids’ online safety
Members of the Council for Responsible Social Media urge lawmakers to prioritize and pass the Kids Online Safety Act in the remaining weeks of the legislative session...
Today, members of the Council for Responsible Social Media endorsed the bipartisan Kids Online Safety Act (KOSA) and called on members of Congress to pass this important legislation during the…
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Issue One celebrates 10 years of strengthening democracy
Today, Issue One is celebrating 10 years of strengthening democracy. Since its founding a decade ago, Issue One has been uniting Republicans, Democrats, and independents in the movement to fix…