It Should Be Easy To Vote, And Hard To Cheat.
About the Honest Elections Project
Elections are the cornerstone of democracy, but their legitimacy is under attack. Election laws that protect against fraud and corruption are being challenged in court and denigrated in public. Politicians are questioning the legitimacy of the elections they lose. And activists are advocating radical plans to reshape elections for partisan gain. Most Americans know that voting is too important to be politicized, but their wishes and views are too often being drowned out or ignored.
That’s why the Honest Elections Project exists. We are a nonpartisan group devoted to supporting the right of every lawful voter to participate in free and honest elections. Through public engagement, advocacy, and public-interest litigation, the Honest Elections Project will defend the fair, reasonable, common sense measures that voters want in place to protect the integrity of the voting process. Above all, the Honest Elections Project is here to support the voting rights of all Americans—rights which hinge on an electoral system that ensures every lawful ballot is counted, and which guards against fraud.
Preserving the integrity of our democracy should be an issue above politics. That’s what American voters want, and the Honest Elections Project is here to make sure they get nothing less.
Safeguarding Elections
Democracy is suffering from a credibility crisis. Tens of millions of voters harbor grave doubts about the future legitimacy of the democratic process. They expect voting to be secure, accessible, and honest—even in a pandemic. What they got was an election marred by dysfunction, hundreds of agenda-driven progressive lawsuits that undermined voting safeguards, and a system that in many places failed to deliver prompt results. That is not how elections are supposed to work.
Model Bill: Procedural Audit
Model legislation to enhance transparency and accountability in elections through routine process audits.
Model Bill: Zuckbucks 2.0
Model legislation strengthening existing private funding bans and protecting against new election influence programs.
Model Bill: Foreign Funding
Model legislation that creates a certification program to identify whether foreign donations are used for election administration.
Model Bill: Uniform Election Dates
Model legislation that consolidates elections into a uniform schedule.
We cannot restore the trust of voters until states solve the problems with their election systems. What is needed? The Honest Elections Project has the answers: Election reform must secure the voting process, safeguard absentee ballots, guarantee voting access, ensure the rule of law, and deliver timely and accurate results
Honest Rules for Honest Elections
- Clear rules and safeguards build confidence in election results.
- Absentee voting has a role to play.
- Absentee ballots must be secure.
- Voter identification should be strengthened and improved.
- Election results should be reported promptly and uniformly.
- The integrity of the voter registration process should be preserved.
- Voter rolls must be robustly maintained.
- Elections must be transparent and auditable.
- Strengthen mechanisms for resolving election disputes.
- Emergency authority to modify election rules needs clarification.
- Prohibit the use of private funds by local or county governments.
Get the commonsense policy reforms and best practices that will deliver secure and accessible elections, inspire democratic participation, and earn the confidence of every voter.
Safeguarding Our Elections: Critical Reforms to Secure Voter Integrity and Rebuild Confidence in American Elections PDF
HEP_2024-Election-Reform-Report_v4We cannot restore the trust of voters until states solve the problems with their election systems. What is needed? The Honest Elections Project has the answers: Election reform must secure the voting process, safeguard absentee ballots, guarantee voting access, ensure the rule of law, and deliver timely and accurate results
Jason Snead – Executive Director
Jason Snead is the executive director of the Honest Elections Project. Prior to heading the project, Jason spent 10 years at The Heritage Foundation, where he had the honor to work for former Attorney General Ed Meese. During his tenure at Heritage, Jason rose to become a senior policy analyst and a recognized expert on a wide range of subjects. He regularly studied, wrote, and spoke on topics ranging from criminal justice and civil asset for feiture reform, to technology policy and the regulation of drones in American skies, to preserving the integrity of American elections. Jason also managed the development of the Heritage Election Fraud Database, a unique tool aggregating proven instances of voter fraud from around the nation.
Jason holds a master’s degree in public policy from George Mason University’s Schar School of Policy and Government, and a bachelor’s degree from Bowling Green State University.
