15 Years in the Fire

Hi Friend -

Fifteen years ago, in July of 2010, we stepped into the arena.

We chased truth. We challenged power. We fought to break through ceilings others said couldn’t be broken. We prayed that America would wake up — and inch by inch, she has.

Today, we see something extraordinary: people are rising. On their own. In their communities. For their country.

This is the legacy we’ve built together. Quietly. Steadily. Without seeking headlines. But with hearts on fire for liberty.

Over the past fifteen years, we’ve accomplished more than most thought possible:

• We brought national awareness to the need for clean voter rolls—and helped get them cleaned. (In fact, we filed and won the very first NVRA Section 8 lawsuits in our nation’s history)

• We trained thousands of election workers nationwide, building a national brigade of poll watchers in years when very few even knew the position existed.

• We fought the IRS in court — and won — helping to end the targeting of pro-liberty organizations and improving the nonprofit application process for groups across the country.

• We helped pass election integrity legislation in states from coast to coast.

• We supported and equipped hundreds of grassroots organizations and tens of thousands of citizens working to safeguard elections in their communities.

• We developed the first-ever citizen-led voter roll research database, now known as IV3.

• We launched the first mobile app for election worker reporting, first as VoteStand, and after it was targeted and ultimately removed from the app stores, we relaunched as VoteAlert.

• We stood firm in dozens of lawsuits, fighting back against the likes of Marc Elias, Stacey Abrams, and the Biden and Obama DOJs - and winning. (Interesting note: prior to starting True the Vote in 2010, I’d never been in court. Since starting True the Vote, I’ve never been out.)

• We exposed widespread ballot drop box abuse using geospatial (cell phone) data and stood firm against cowardice, cover-ups, and false claims that the work had been debunked, helping change the national debate on mail-in ballots and ballot drop boxes, and radically improving election integrity nationwide.

• We exposed CCP-linked efforts to infiltrate U.S. election systems (which led to a federal court judge sentencing Gregg Phillips and I to prison, only to be released by Emergency Order of the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals and recusal of the judge).

• And so much more: more stories we could tell, and certainly more to come.

For fun, we put a mash-up video together, featuring bits of our work from the past few years and kicked off by the very first video interview we ever did, with the amazingly wise David Horowitz. We could never have imagined the adventures that awaited us …

Here is the danger we now face: we cannot forget the fundamentals. In a time when artificial intelligence and synthetic media threaten to blur reality itself, we must hold fast to what is real, our voices, our votes, our communities, and our faith.

Over the years, politicians have failed us more often than they’ve helped.

But the American people? You have never failed. You are awake. You are aware. You are powerful.

Take that power and apply it. Call your local board of elections. Ask how you can serve. Even if just 1% of those reading this email today take that next step into local election service you could help change the course of history.

Never underestimate what you can do.

Over these fifteen years, I’ve been accused of awful things. I’ve been tracked, threatened, poisoned, imprisoned, and sued — relentlessly. And I count it all as victory. Because we are still standing. Still fighting. Still growing.

True the Vote will not stop.

As we near what we’ve called “voter singularity”— when the same data used to support elections may be twisted into a digital control grid — we must hold the line. We must never give in, never give way, and never forget why we fight.

Because this has never been about politics. It has always been about liberty.

And as we look toward the future, it feels like the start of Act Two. If the first act was about standing against corrupt men, this next may be about standing against machines, to preserve our humanity and our freedom.

Thank you for coming along with us on this incredible journey. Though it’s rocky, steep, and full of twists and turns, the road less traveled still leads to liberty.

Hold the line. Never quit. Ephesians 6 FTW!

Ever onward -

P.S. The only way we can stay standing in this fight is with your help. If you’ve been around a while, you know we don’t often bang the drum for financial support, but today and in the days ahead, we will be. Our adversaries have strategically sought to drain our resources in court. Thank God, we are down to only two lawsuits, but we need to keep winning in court while still doing the work we do with initiatives like IV3, LegiTrack, Scan.Check.Protect, VoteAlert, and scores of training programs and supporting materials. We have our eyes trained on what’s coming in 2026. This entire paragraph is linked to our donation page. Please help us if you can.

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