Apr 23, 2024

Analysis

As Congress Debates Bipartisan Social Media Safeguards, Tech Giants Dig In

Meta, ByteDance, and others expanded their influence operations during the first quarter of 2024...

A new Issue One analysis of recently filed federal lobbying reports show that several social media titans poured massive sums of money into their influence operations in Washington, D.C., during…

Apr 17, 2024

Analysis

Meet the Faces of Democracy: Tate Fall

Georgia election official and Auburn sports fan talks about the need for federal funding for elections, the necessity of transparency measures, and building trust with voters...

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. Tate…

Apr 12, 2024

Press releases

It’s beneath the office of the speaker to cast doubt on our free and fair elections, say Issue One and NCEI member

In response to today’s joint news conference between Speaker Mike Johnson (R-LA) and former President Trump, in which both men repeated numerous falsehoods and conspiracy theories related to election security…

Apr 08, 2024

In the media

USA Today: Election offices say they need more funding. Advocates are calling on Congress to help

Issue One Legislative Director Gideon Cohn-Postar quoted...

Mar 27, 2024

Press releases

NCEI co-chairs slam RNC ‘litmus test’ regarding 2020 election: ‘Easiest job interview question ever’

In response to reporting that job applicants at the Republican National Committee (RNC) are being asked during interviews if they believe the 2020 election was stolen — an apparent litmus test…

Mar 25, 2024

Press releases

NBC News should reconsider its decision to hire former RNC chair Ronna McDaniel, NCEI co-chairs say

In a new letter addressed to NBC News leadership, the co-chairs of Issue One’s bipartisan National Council on Election Integrity (NCEI) today called on the network to reconsider its recent…

Mar 20, 2024

Analysis

Meet the Faces of Democracy: Bruce Brown

Virginia Republican and former State Department employee discusses running elections and boosting confidence among voters with questions about election integrity...

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. Since…

Mar 17, 2024

In the media

NBC News: Experts war-gamed what might happen if deepfakes disrupt the 2024 election. Things went sideways fast.

Issue One CEO Nick Penniman quoted...

Mar 07, 2024

Press releases

Issue One applauds President Biden’s call for Congress to pass social media safeguards

In response to tonight’s State of the Union address, during which President Joe Biden defended democracy and called on Congress to pass bipartisan social media reforms to protect children online,…

Mar 01, 2024

Press releases

Following Issue One report, Dept. of Education clarifies Federal Work Study guidelines permitting election offices to hire college students

This week, the Department of Education issued a clarification that permits Federal Work Study (FWS) funds to be used to hire college students to work in election offices. These students’…