An Interview About What Can We Do Before the Midterms.

Millions of Americans believe something isn't right with our elections. The question is no longer whether we should worry—it's what we can do before the 2026 midterms.

An important conversation with Bob Gatty about moving from just talking about the problems with our elections to building solutions that can be rolled out in time for the midterms.

One of the questions I hear most often is this:

“What can I do?”

It’s a fair question.

The good news is that you don't need to be a lawyer or a computer expert—you can help us investigate public voter records and protect the accuracy of the voter rolls before the midterms.

Our volunteers help us obtain public records, investigate suspicious voter registrations, locate voters who may have been improperly removed and get them re-registered, and build the evidence needed to improve election accuracy before the midterms.

For years we've been told to wait until after Election Day to ask questions or to investigate. But if something isn't right with our elections, waiting until after the votes are counted is already too late.

Most conversations about elections end with people feeling frustrated, overwhelmed, or convinced there’s nothing they can do until the next election is over. I don’t believe that’s true.

What if the most important work happens before the first ballot is cast? We’re doing that work now.

Last month, journalist Bob Gatty invited me onto his Lean to the Left podcast to discuss the Ghost Voter investigation and the evidence we’ve uncovered through public records. This week, he invited me back for a second conversation—but this time we focused on something even more important: What ordinary citizens can do right now, before the 2026 midterm elections.

If you’ve been saying to yourself, “Something doesn’t feel right” about our elections ... but also “Why isn’t anyone doing anything?” then this interview is for you.

Watch the latest interview about Ghost Voters here:

This is Part 2 of my conversations with Bob Gatty. If you missed our first discussion, where we explored the evidence behind the Ghost Voter investigation, you can watch it here:

https://youtu.be/qvNZmQRztY4

Before I say anything else, I want to thank Bob.

It’s becoming increasingly difficult to find journalists willing to devote the time to thoughtful, long-form conversations about election transparency. Regardless of where people fall politically, democracy depends on asking difficult questions, having difficult conversations and allowing evidence to be examined in public. And that can’t be done with only soundbites.

Bob has created that space, and I’m grateful for it.

In this conversation we discuss:

• Why cleaning voter rolls should never mean removing legitimate voters.

• Why protecting eligible voters is just as important as identifying registrations that shouldn’t be there.

• What we’ve learned after compiling more than 100 million voter records obtained directly from state and local election officials.

• Why we’ve begun building a nationwide network of Ghost Catchers to investigate voter records before—not after—the election.

Most importantly, we talk about solutions.

Our goal isn’t to keep talking about the problems or argue endlessly about past elections.

Our goal is to make sure that before the first ballot is cast in 2026, voter rolls are as accurate as possible so that every eligible voter has the opportunity to vote, every legitimate vote is counted, and no vote is diluted by registrations that should not be there.

That’s work we can all do together.

If you’ve ever wondered how you could help, this interview is a good place to start.

Want to Help?

We’re looking for volunteers across the country to help us:

• Obtain public voter records.
• Verify addresses and registrations.
• Identify voters who may have been improperly removed from the rolls.
• Build tools that help citizens verify their registrations before Election Day.
• Expand our nationwide Ghost Catchers network.

If you’d like to volunteer, email us at:

ItsUptoUs@GrassrootsSpeak.com

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If you believe this work is important but don’t have time to volunteer, please consider supporting us with a donation or becoming a paid subscriber on substack.

Public records requests, data storage, travel, software, lawyers and investigative reporting all cost money—but they are essential if we want to identify problems before they affect another election.

You can learn more or you can also donate at:

ItsUptoUs.GrassrootsSpeak.com

Because protecting elections isn’t just about what happens on Election Day.

It’s about the work we do together before Election Day ever arrives.

It’s Up to ALL of Us.