Make police accountability a campaign issue – support candidates (or prosecutors) who pledge to reform QI and hold police accountable; run public awareness c...
Use compliant, PAC-based candidate support to help pro-accountability candidates win and keep qualified-immunity reform on the public agenda. Pair voter-contact programs with clear messaging that connects legal accountability to public trust. After elections, stay engaged so campaign promises become votes, bills, and implementation.
Why this works
- Builds political will and makes it safer for lawmakers to act; local district attorneys or attorneys general could also pledge not to use QI in civil defense.
End Citizens United
PACElecting reformers to get Big Money out of politics
End Citizens United is a political action committee founded in 2015 with the mission of countering the influence of big money in politics and overturning the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision. It works to elect pro-democracy candidates who support campaign finance reform and anti-corruption measures:. End Citizens United raises grassroots donations and runs independent expenditures to help reform-minded candidates win office, thereby advancing policies like banning congressional stock trading and increasing political spending transparency.
Mechanism
About Candidate SupportHow End Citizens United uses funding
- Select winnable races where reform is a stated priority and define the objective for each contest.
- Use the right vehicle and guardrails to operate within election rules and non-coordination constraints.
- Run voter programs (canvassing, phone/text, mail, and digital) that reach persuadable audiences.
- Execute GOTV in the final stretch and amplify accountability messaging at peak attention.
- Shift post-election to governance: track follow-through and keep public pressure on.
Milestones
Checkpoints and the expected timing for each step
- 1
Race + slate selection
0–60 daysTarget races are chosen with a clear objective and compliance plan.
- 2
Field + message program launched
2–6 monthsVoter-contact operations and accountability messaging are live.
- 3
GOTV surge
Final 4–6 weeksTurnout operations ramp and message delivery peaks.
- 4
Post-election accountability plan
0–90 days after electionThe program shifts to governance with tracked commitments and next steps.