To make sure Americans know this year’s election will be fair and legitimate, a bipartisan mix of more than 40 former elected officials, former Cabinet secretaries, retired military officials and civic leaders has formed an advocacy group to defend it and ensure every vote is counted.
The group — called the National Council on Election Integrity — recently launched a new $20 million public education campaign called “Count Every Vote.” The group’s mission is to highlight the nation’s longstanding history of being able to hold elections, no matter what the circumstance, and to stress the importance that all votes must be counted no matter who they are for.
Zach Wamp, former Republican congressman for Tennessee’s 3rd District and a Chattanooga native, told the Times Free Press the initiative will help instill faith in the election so all voters, no matter which party a voter associates with or what state they live in, can accept the results.
“This year we’re really focused on the election, because there have been some seeds of distrust, by both sides actually,” Wamp said. “We must all put country over party to defend the integrity of our electoral processes.”
The Count Every Vote project will be kicked off with a $4 million national TV and digital ad push.
