Tech for Democracy: Beyond “rigged.” What it really means to protect our elections.

​You’ve heard the lies and conspiracy theories about “rigged” elections. Now let’s have a real conversation (with facts and data!) about what it means to protect elections—from securing infrastructure to defending voting rights.

​Join Tech for Democracy and partners Trestle Collaborative and Run for Something to explore what election integrity actually looks like. You’ll come away with facts and data, plus ways YOU can get involved to ensure free and fair elections.

​We’ll hear from two of our partners, plus a special guest:

• ​Xena Ni, partner, and Zareena Meyn, director of partnerships, Trestle Collaborative. Learn how Trestle is mobilizing the nation's top technologists to strengthen election infrastructure, improve election security, and expand access to the ballot (and how you can put your own technical expertise to work).

• ​Jordan Haines, chief technology officer, Run for Something. Learn how Run for Something is building technology to strengthen democratic participation and support first-time candidates. Jordan will introduce CampSite, a first-of-its-kind AI election optimization (AEO) platform that helps candidates surface accurate, trustworthy information in AI search results (and how you can support the future of civic tech).

• ​US House Representative George Whitesides (CA-27). Hear from the the vice ranking member of the space, science, and technology committee and member of armed services and cybersecurity sub-committee on the importance of trust in our elections, and how technology leaders can help.