Natalie Adona
Clerk-Recorder/Registrar of Voters for Nevada County, CA
A campaign of election officials and poll workers to strengthen U.S. elections
Election officials and poll workers are our neighbors and friends – and they make our democracy work. Issue One’s Faces of Democracy campaign, powered by election workers themselves, aims to strengthen our country’s critical election infrastructure by winning sufficient, regular, and predictable federal funding for state and locally-administered elections, bolstering protections for election workers and facilities, and building trust in our system of free and fair elections.
Sources: 2023 polls by Brennan Center and Issue One
The Faces of Democracy campaign is informed by the experiences of its members – election officials and poll workers from red and blue states, rural and urban communities, and all levels of election administration. The campaign is guided by the following principles:
Elections are critical infrastructure for our democracy and Congress should provide states and localities with regular, predictable, and sufficient funding to ensure the security and modernization of our elections.
All eligible voters should have access to a safe, secure, and accessible voting process.
Election officials and poll workers should uphold the highest ethical and professional standards and follow all federal, state, and local laws.
Election officials and poll workers should carry out their job duties in a nonpartisan manner.
Election officials and poll workers should not face political pressure, threats, or intimidation for doing their jobs and protecting the integrity of our elections.
To address increasing threats against election officials and continue to ensure the integrity of our elections, Congress should:
Clerk-Recorder/Registrar of Voters for Nevada County, CA
Nevada Secretary of State
Champaign County Clerk, IL
Maine Secretary of State
Michigan Secretary of State
Director of Elections & General Registrar of Voters for the City of Falls Church, VA
Executive Director of the NC State Board of Elections
Secretary and Lead Member of the City of Alexandria Electoral Board
Clerk/Treasurer for Douglas County, NV
Ingham County Clerk, MI
Former Acting Secretary of the Commonwealth of PA
Former Poll Worker in Denver, CO
Former Vermont Secretary of State
Contra Costa County, CA Clerk-Recorder-Registrar
Poll worker trainer for the Clark County, NV Elections Department
Executive Director of the Charleston County, SC Board of Voter Registration and Elections
Deputy Philadelphia City Commissioner
Onondaga County, NY Election Commissioner
Former Clerk of Utah County, Utah
Former County Clerk and Registrar of Voters in Shasta County, CA
Philadelphia City Commissioner
Elections Director of Clayton County, GA Board of Elections and Registration
Director of Elections for Cobb County, GA
Arizona Secretary of State
Georgia Deputy Secretary of State
Maricopa County Board of Supervisors, AZ
Poll worker in Las Vegas, NV
Former Registrar of Voters for Orange County, CA
County Clerk and Recorder in Weld County, CO
County Clerk for Boone County, MO
Former Georgia State Board of Elections member
Former Director of Elections for the City and County of Denver, CO
Former Connecticut Secretary of State
Poll worker in Brooklyn, NY
Former Auditor and Commissioner of Elections for Scott County, IA
Director of Elections for Rhode Island Secretary of State Gregg M. Amore
Registrar of Voters for Clark County, NV
Georgia Secretary of State
Maricopa County Recorder, AZ
Rhode Island Deputy Secretary of State
County Clerk for Ottawa County, MI
Philadelphia City Commissioner
County Clerk for Greene County, MO
Minnesota Secretary of State
Former County Clerk and Recorder in Jefferson County, CO
Former West Virginia Secretary of State
New Mexico Secretary of State
Director of the Board of Elections in Defiance County, OH
Supervisor of Elections for Marion County, FL
Director of King County Elections, WA
To learn more about Faces of Democracy, email Liz Cassin at ecassin@issueone.org.
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