“Sell not … liberty to purchase power.”
Our Purpose
Founded in 2020, Keep Our Republic is a non-partisan civic education organization with a unique focus on the threats facing our elections, and on ways to help strengthen trust in our electoral system. We are most tightly focused on election integrity to assure that every eligible voter has the opportunity to vote, their votes are counted and properly certified.
At the local, county and statewide level in Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, KOR works through bipartisan advisory councils and community members to identify potential disruptions, develop antidotes, and educate our fellow citizens about what they might anticipate. A comprehensive outreach program brings experts together to share experiences, recommendations and best practices as we expect that all will face new threats and challenges as the country moves beyond Election Day 2024.
Our Pledge
At the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787, Ben Franklin was asked by a passersby about what kind of political system we would have and he reportedly replied: “A Republic, if you can keep it.”
We pledge to keep it.
Therefore, we rededicate ourselves to uphold the following basic principles, and we call on our fellow citizens to do the same:
Let every eligible voter vote.
Let every vote be counted.
Let the electoral count stand.
Respect the voice of the people in each state as expressed in the popular vote.
Quotes from Our Colleagues
“Americans must do whatever we can to preserve American democracy. We both have been to Normandy. We visited the cemetery that honors young Americans who hit the beach knowing their chances of survival were slim. History is asking comparably little of us today to preserve freedom. Surely we will respond to the call.”
Dick Gephardt and Tom Ridge
“Keep Our Republic has been a leader and partner in identifying and addressing potential threats to our orderly electoral process. KOR’s thought leadership and state-level training programs are a model of non-partisan civic action to protect American democracy. “
Trevor Potter
President, Campaign Legal Center
“Keep Our Republic is amazingly effective at doing exactly what their name suggests. From their thought leadership at the national level, to their pragmatic approach in running state-level educational programs to guard against risks to the electoral process, KOR has harnessed the deep expertise and experience of its members to become an invaluable resource in the fight to preserve democracy.”
Elizabeth Goitein
Senior Director
Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law
“The Pennsylvania Bar Association (PBA) through our legal education arm, Pennsylvania Bar Institute (PBI), has had the pleasure of partnering with KOR… Our partnership with Keep Our Republic has helped Pennsylvania lawyers stand up for democracy.”
Matthew Holliday, Pennsylvania Bar Association
“Keep Our Republic’s outreach program brings together leaders throughout Wisconsin as we share best practices to ensure election integrity today and in the future. Our partnership with Keep Our Republic has helped Wisconsin lawyers stand up for democracy.”
Larry Martin
Executive Director, State Bar of Wisconsin
“The ‘Big Lie’ – the baseless claim that the 2020 presidential election outcome was the result of massive fraud and other electoral misconduct – began germinating long before many Americans even realized. It has now endured well beyond reason justifies or our democracy deserves.”
Former U.S. Sen. Gary Hart and Ari Mittleman
“Keep Our Republic brings people together–regardless of party–to prepare for and counter the extremism and political violence that threaten civic life and undermine our democracy. We all have a role to play.”
Mary McCord, Esq.
Institute for Constitutional Advocacy and Protection
Keep Our Republic is tax-exempt under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code.
Your donation is tax deductible.