Common Cause staff and our nonpartisan Election Protection volunteers partnered with hard-working local election officials and voters everywhere to ensure a smooth and safe Election Day.

Overwhelmingly, voters rejected the noise, chaos, and intimidation meant to undermine our trust in our democracy — and overcame obstacles like gerrymandering and new anti-voter laws and to turn out in record numbers.

Watch below to hear directly from Common Cause leaders about what we saw:

Election Day is not results day.

In a democracy, we count every ballot. @TheSylviaAlbert pic.twitter.com/cWXUTBEXeT

— Common Cause (@CommonCause) November 9, 2022

Yesterday, we saw major wins wins for democracy in Pennsylvania. 🙌

“Pennsylvanians rejected political intimidation, violence, and election denialism based on false hoods,” said @khalif412 of @commoncausepa. pic.twitter.com/9jTUd6b86c

— Common Cause (@CommonCause) November 9, 2022

In Michigan, democracy was on the ballot and thanks to voters, democracy won.

Yesterday, Michiganders rejected lies and conspiracies as they made their voices heard. @que_turn @CommonCauseMich pic.twitter.com/9VfDXuLEv4

— Common Cause (@CommonCause) November 9, 2022

Voters deserve to go to the polls educated about how to cast our ballots.

Texas must invest in their election infrastructure and public education so that voting can be accessible to all. @CCauseTexas pic.twitter.com/ybju8Ep3SJ

— Common Cause (@CommonCause) November 9, 2022

Elections are safe and secure.

We saw this across the nation on Election Day. @CommonCauseMich @que_turn pic.twitter.com/fBJ9dyR8pR

— Common Cause (@CommonCause) November 9, 2022

“The bottom line is that voters rejected intimidation and the idea that we should be scared to cast our ballot on Election Day and they showed up in force.” – @suzalmeida19

Now it’s time for Congress to pass national #VotingRights legislation to make voting accessible for all. pic.twitter.com/msAKRoz71B

— Common Cause (@CommonCause) November 9, 2022

In Michigan, about 2 million people voted absentee and an equal number voted in person.

This is close to record turnout in the state. @CommonCauseMich @que_turn pic.twitter.com/p2NNF2vN9i

— Common Cause (@CommonCause) November 9, 2022

Our nonpartisan volunteers successfully assisted a voter in Pennsylvania who was met with intimidation at the polls.

Our volunteers made sure she was able to safely cast her ballot. @CommonCausePA @khalif412 pic.twitter.com/44zbrZjToo

— Common Cause (@CommonCause) November 9, 2022