In the media
The New York Times: Elections Officials Battle a Deluge of Disinformation
Faces of Democracy members Tate Fall, Justin Roebuck, and Adrian Fontes interviewed...
Project
The public is being bombarded with information and ads about this year’s elections, including dangerously false details about where, when, and how to vote. Adding to the chaos, tech tools — especially generative artificial intelligence — are being used to manipulate voters with deepfakes and spread misinformation at unprecedented speeds.
Voters in competitive states, critical for securing the Electoral College, are particularly vulnerable to these rapidly evolving, reality-blurring narratives. That’s why Issue One is dedicated to providing accurate, trustworthy information about the voting process in every locality and highlighting the crucial role of election officials in administering free and fair elections. Our mission is to cut through the noise and ensure voters have the facts they need to confidently participate in democracy.
Voters urgently need accurate information on how elections work in their specific areas and how election officials ensure every eligible voter’s ballot is counted as cast. To address this critical need, Issue One developed HowElectionsWork.org, guiding audiences to the most authoritative source — state election officials — to get credible information about elections and voting.
VoteWise is a simple and free way for users to fact check information they see online, in their social media feeds, hear in their circles or on the news about U.S. elections. Available on WhatsApp, Telegram, and Meta Messenger, users can submit and fact check content and get nonpartisan, credible information about elections.
VoteWise also has an extensive FAQ function that allows users to learn more about how elections are administered and who administers them, the post-election process, and complicated systems like the Electoral College. Users may also be referred to Issue One’s “How Elections Work” website, providing links to state specific information not covered in the chatbot.
Hearing directly from respected, local messengers about how elections work will help to increase confidence in the integrity and fairness of elections. Issue One developed an Election Integrity Communications Toolkit to empower local messengers with clear information about the security of elections and with shareable content to promote Americans’ freedom to vote.
The Toolkit provides:
VoterCast is a communications product developed by Ideas 42 to give election officials the tools they need to communicate directly to voters about where, when, and how to vote. Issue One is collaborating with Ideas 42 to develop new messaging to help election officials educate voters about election processes and security provisions in their jurisdictions.
In the media
Faces of Democracy members Tate Fall, Justin Roebuck, and Adrian Fontes interviewed...
Press releases
In response to a measure approved by the Georgia State Election Board this week which appears to conflict with state law governing the certification of elections, Issue One released the…
Press releases
In response to today’s Senate Financial Services and General Government Appropriations Subcommittee markup, which allocated $75 million in federal funding for critical election infrastructure, members of Issue One’s Faces of…
Analysis
Poll worker-turned-trainer of other poll workers explains what keeps her going in her work to support voting rights and democracy...
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. Nedra…
Press releases
This afternoon, the Senate failed to advance two bills from Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN) relating to elections and generative artificial intelligence (S.3875, S.2770). These bills would have required political campaigns…
Analysis
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
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
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
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
Op-ed by National Council on Election Integrity members Donna Brazile and Michael Steele...