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Gideon Cohn-Postar

@drcohnpostar

Senior Advisor for Election Infrastructure @Responsive_Gov. Voting rights history expert. Baseball enthusiast. #mydissertationshouldnotberelevant

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The AP also projects that Wisconsin has passed a constitutional amendment saying “only election officials designated by law” can administer elections. Bolts recently reported this could have hidden consequences: boltsmag.org/wisconsin-ques…

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Election officials keep our democracy running, but you'd be amazed how little support congress provides these dedicated Americans. It's time for that to change.

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Fmr. President Trump and Speaker Johnson (R-LA) held a press conference today questioning #election security. Read the statement from fmr. Rep. Boustany (R-LA) of our National Council on Election Integrity and Director of Election Protection Carah Ong Whaley: issueone.org/press/its-bene…

Fmr. President Trump and Speaker Johnson (R-LA) held a press conference today questioning #election security.

Read the statement from fmr. Rep. Boustany (R-LA) of our National Council on Election Integrity and Director of Election Protection <a href="/CarahOng/">Carah Ong Whaley</a>: issueone.org/press/its-bene…
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In an era of hyperpartisanship, "the movement inside the halls of Congress to modernize and foster a more efficient, effective, and representative U.S. House of Representatives continues to remain a model of bipartisanship," writes @joshuabonetpr: thereformcompass.substack.com/p/in-an-era-of…

In an era of hyperpartisanship, "the movement inside the halls of Congress to modernize and foster a more efficient, effective, and representative U.S. House of Representatives continues to remain a model of bipartisanship," writes @joshuabonetpr: thereformcompass.substack.com/p/in-an-era-of…
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“The rapid deployment of artificial intelligence...poses unprecedented threats to our information ecosystem, with grave implications for informed participation in democracy." Learn more and read the rest of the letter ⤵️ issueone.org/press/more-tha…

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Facing growing threats of foreign interference, #election workers are rising to the challenge of upholding our democracy amid a sea of false information. Congress must do its part to provide them with the resources and protections they need to do their jobs safely.

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Earlier this year, Members of Congress from both parties and experts agreed that federal funding is necessary to strengthen our critical #election infrastructure. This week, Congress has the opportunity to allocate that funding and we urge them to do so. #FundOurElections

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The House failed to allocate a single dollar in federal funding for election infrastructure despite widespread bipartisan support from politicians and election officials across the country. A healthy democracy requires investment. #FundOurElections issueone.org/press/issue-on…

The House failed to allocate a single dollar in federal funding for election infrastructure despite widespread bipartisan support from politicians and election officials across the country. A healthy democracy requires investment. #FundOurElections issueone.org/press/issue-on…
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Not only did she not back down then, Tina Barton continues to work every day to ensure that election officials nationwide have the resources and tools that they need. Thank you to Mary E. Harris for highlighting her important work! #SafeElections

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Read our statement In response to today’s House Appropriations Committee FY2025 markup from Issue One’s Director of Election Protection Carah Ong Whaley: issueone.org/press/rejectin…

Read our statement In response to today’s House Appropriations Committee FY2025 markup from Issue One’s Director of Election Protection <a href="/CarahOng/">Carah Ong Whaley</a>: issueone.org/press/rejectin…
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New: Congressional staff pay has improved in recent years, but 5% still earn less than a living wage, down from 13% in 2020. Read our new report to see how the road to fair pay continues: issueone.org/press/after-po…

New: Congressional staff pay has improved in recent years, but 5% still earn less than a living wage, down from 13% in 2020. Read our new report to see how the road to fair pay continues:
issueone.org/press/after-po…
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The 2020 election created wounds that won't heal in Shasta County, California. Is there a path forward? I spent four months working on this story, and I don't know. votebeat.org/2024/06/25/sha…

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The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency has received widespread bipartisan praise and support for its work protecting elections. Project 2025 proposes to virtually dismantle it. bit.ly/46BeFIW

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The election certification process? Look to the courts: “So far, courts have done a very good job of getting to the heart of the matter on this," said our sr. advisor for election infrastructure, Gideon Cohn-Postar. More from CNN's Sara Murray & Hannah Rabinowitz: cnn.com/2024/10/01/pol…

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EXCLUSIVE: Congressional Democrats, led by Congresswoman Nikema Williams Williams, ask Biden to send $3.5M in FEMA aid to election offices across 7 states recently impacted by hurricanes. Democrats also ask the USPS to prioritize processing election mail in affected areas. democracydocket.com/news-alerts/co…

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Issue One's VP of Tech Reform Alix Fraser reacts to the Trump administration’s rollback of safeguards against foreign influence operations. Read the statement: issueone.org/press/issue-on…

Issue One's VP of Tech Reform Alix Fraser reacts to the Trump administration’s rollback of safeguards against foreign influence operations.

Read the statement: issueone.org/press/issue-on…
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Incredibly sad to report that ABC News is indeed eliminating 538. I count myself incredibly lucky to have worked with such incredibly smart, kind people for 7 years. Thank you all for coming along for the ride.

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Happening now: Senator Jack Reed & Senator Amy Klobuchar discuss the importance of properly funding our elections on the Senate floor. Secure, efficient, accessible elections require resources. Election officials need Congress to appropriate $400 million in election security grants ASAP.

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Historian Martha S. Jones & Kate Masur, a member of the Historians Council on the Constitution, filed a brief against the birthright citizenship executive order. History contradicts the administration's claim that the 14th Amendment applies only to “newly freed slaves.”