Election transparency
Building public understanding through transparent research, accessible reporting, and accountable civic participation.
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It's Up To Us
An investigative project exposing truth, organizing peaceful action, and strengthening democratic accountability through public records, data analysis, and reporting.
Mission
Follow the evidence
It's Up To Us turns public records and independent research into clear reporting that helps people act together peacefully.
Voter roll integrity
Building public understanding through transparent research, accessible reporting, and accountable civic participation.
Public records research
Building public understanding through transparent research, accessible reporting, and accountable civic participation.
Data-driven investigative reporting
Building public understanding through transparent research, accessible reporting, and accountable civic participation.
Democratic accountability
Building public understanding through transparent research, accessible reporting, and accountable civic participation.
Peaceful civic action
Building public understanding through transparent research, accessible reporting, and accountable civic participation.
About Alison
Research with resolve
Founder of GrassrootsSpeak LLC and creator of It's Up To Us.
Alison Greene is an investigative journalist, researcher, and founder of GrassrootsSpeak LLC and the "It's Up to Us" movement.
Her work focuses on election transparency, voter roll integrity, and democratic accountability through public records, data analysis, and investigative reporting.
In 2020, Greene's investigation into the re-election of Senator Mitch McConnell gained national attention. Her original social media analysis generated more than 8.5 million impressions, and her follow-up article, "Why The Numbers Behind Mitch McConnell's Re-Election Don't Add Up," published by DCReport, has been read more than 500,000 times.
Prior to investigative journalism, Greene spent more than three decades building businesses and managing complex projects around the world, including ventures in Hong Kong, consulting and property development in Australia, and high-end residential real estate development in New York City.
- Investigative journalist
- Founder, GrassrootsSpeak LLC
- Creator of The 2024 Election Series
- Host of the "It's Up to Us" Substack and podcast
"No one is coming to save us. We have to save ourselves. Together."
Latest investigations
Read the record
Recent Substack dispatches on election transparency, voter roll integrity, and public accountability.
Live Tonight at 8 ET: Could the DOJ Suing Alaska Be Good News?
A recording from Its Up to Us's live video
Live Tonight at 8 ET: Could the DOJ Suing Alaska Be Good News?
Election news isn’t slowing down, so neither can I. These live videos are new to me but I’m back tonight with a take on Alaska I think is worth sharing.
Last Night, Texas. Tonight, Florida: Why Don’t the Numbers Add Up?
A recording from Its Up to Us's live video
Last night, we talked about Texas. Tonight, we’re talking about Florida. JOIN US!
Fourteen active registered voters listed at book closing before the election. Yet, twenty-three people voted. How do Florida’s official records explain that? I have yet to find an explanation...
Impact
Numbers that moved
Readers on DCReport
For Greene's investigation into Senator Mitch McConnell's re-election numbers.
Social impressions
Generated by the original public-facing election analysis.
Election Series
An investigative series examining election systems, voter data, and public records.
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