Research Intern
Beza Assefa is a former Research Intern at Issue One. Beza (she/her) is a recent graduate of Tufts University, where she earned her Bachelor’s Degree in International Relations with a concentration in Economic Globalization and Spanish. Beza was actively involved in multiple on-campus affinity and volunteer groups during her time at Tufts. Most recently, she worked as a Data Associate for CIRCLE, a nonpartisan, independent research organization dedicated to studying youth civic engagement in the United States.
Reports
Records reviewed by Issue One illuminate connections, secretive donors behind groups pushing false narratives that noncitizens are voting in U.S. elections...
Introduction In America, only citizens can vote and have their votes counted in elections. People who are not U.S. citizens are ineligible to vote in federal elections. The federal government…
Analysis
Arizona Republican on the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors discusses the humans behind elections and why now is the time to serve as a poll worker...
Bill Gates, a registered Republican, was re-elected to the Maricopa County Board of Supervisors in 2020 after first being elected in 2016. Before joining the Board of Supervisors, he served…
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…
