Democracy Protection Group Outlines “Hyper-localized” 2024 Election Plans

April 13, 2023 | Walker Kmetz | The Dickinsonian

Keep Our Republic, a non-partisan group organized in 2020 to protect election laws and strengthen the power of checks and balances in the electoral system, hosted a conversation called “Our Fragile Republic — Sounding the Alarm in Defense of Democracy,” where they discussed their upcoming plans in the Stern Great Room.

The event, held on April 3, included former Governor Tom Corbett (R-Pa.), who chairs Keep Our Republic’s Pennsylvania advisory council, along with advisory council member Velma Redmond and Keep Our Republic executive director Ari Mittleman. The panel also included Dickinson President John E. Jones III, who is also an advisory council member, and Sarah Niebler, Associate Professor of Political Science. Former United States Representative Dick Gephardt (D-Mo.) also joined the group via Zoom. …