We are working with community leaders to bolster public faith in the American election system and its officials.
Public confidence in our elections is essential to our system of government and the peaceful transfer of power. Yet that confidence has been undermined by unprecedented political and other stresses on our voting systems. Pillars of the Community seeks to bolster faith in elections by hosting conversations between community leaders and election officials about the ongoing work at the state and local levels to deliver an election this year that meets voter expectations of reliability and security.
These conversations will involve observing every aspect of the process firsthand. In doing so, Pillars can gain a first-hand understanding of the electoral process and share their assessment with the public.
Pillars of the Community Co-Chairs Bob Bauer and Ben Ginsberg are nationally recognized experts on elections and election administration. They have been on opposite sides of many of the nation’s most contentious election disputes over the last four decades. Through those years of experience, Bauer and Ginsberg have built relationships with both Republican and Democratic election officials across the country and gained substantive expertise in election processes. They have seen firsthand what it takes to engender voters’ confidence and how important that is.
Together, they served as co-chairs of the Presidential Commission on Election Administration in 2013-2014, through which they were introduced to election officials and systems around the country. Pillars of the Community is an extension of that bipartisan work, and Bauer and Ginsberg continue to believe in the success of building trust, starting at the community level.
Join the Pillars of the Community initiative and take an active role in strengthening trust in our elections. We invite you to connect with us and learn more about what we're doing.