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Washington, DC 20510
http://www.senate.gov/lobby
LOBBYING REPORT

Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 (Section 5) - All Filers Are Required to Complete This Page

1. Registrant Name Organization/Lobbying Firm Self Employed Individual
DEMOCRACY 21

2. Address

Address1
2000 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
 Address2
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City
WASHINGTON
 State
DC
 Zip Code
20036
 Country
USA

3. Principal place of business (if different than line 2)

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4a. Contact Name b. Telephone Number c. E-mail
​Mr.
​Fred Wertheimer
​2023559600
​fwertheimer@democracy21.org
5. Senate ID#
​12015-12
7. Client Name Self Check if client is a state or local government or instrumentality
​DEMOCRACY 21
6. House ID#
​335080000
TYPE OF REPORT 8. Year
​2020
 Q1 (1/1 - 3/31) Q2 (4/1 - 6/30) Q3 (7/1 - 9/30) Q4 (10/1 - 12/31)

9. Check if this filing amends a previously filed version of this report

10. Check if this is a Termination Report Termination Date
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11. No Lobbying Issue Activity
INCOME OR EXPENSES - YOU MUST complete either Line 12 or Line 13
12. Lobbying 13. Organizations
INCOME relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period was: EXPENSE relating to lobbying activities for this reporting period were:
Less than $5,000
Less than $5,000
$5,000 or more $
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$5,000 or more $
​10,000.00
Provide a good faith estimate, rounded to the nearest $10,000, of all lobbying related income for the client (including all payments to the registrant by any other entity for lobbying activities on behalf of the client). 14. REPORTING Check box to indicate expense accounting method. See instructions for description of options.
Method A. Reporting amounts using LDA definitions only

Method B. Reporting amounts under section 6033(b)(8) of the Internal Revenue Code

Method C. Reporting amounts under section 162(e) of the Internal Revenue Code

Signature
Digitally Signed By: Fred Wertheimer
Date
10/20/2020 4:05:03 PM

LOBBYING ACTIVITY. Select as many codes as necessary to reflect the general issue areas in which the registrant engaged in lobbying on behalf of the client during the reporting period. Using a separate page for each code, provide information as requested. Add additional page(s) as needed.

15. General issue area code GOV

16. Specific lobbying issues

Support the For the People Act (H.R. 1 and S.949), a democracy reform package which includes a new public matching funds system for funding campaigns, automatic voter registration, establishes independent redistricting commissions, strengthens ethics laws, and strengthens campaign finance laws.
Support voting rights, redistricting, and government ethics legislation.
Support the election provisions of the Health and Economic Recovery Omnibus Emergency Solutions (HEROES) Act.
Support additional $3.6 billion in funding in coronavirus relief package to help state and local governments ensure safe, honest and fair elections.
Support comprehensive legislation to address the health, economic, and institutional consequences of the COVID-19 crisis, with guiding principles including support for protecting the election, and ensuring a fair and accurate census.
Support robust funding in coronavirus relief package for the United States Postal Service.
Support appointment of a chair to the Congressional Oversight Commission.
Support Abuse of the Pardon Prevention Act (H.R.1627) and the No President is Above the Law Act (H.R.1627).
Support H.R. 4, the Voting Rights Advancement Act (reintroduced as the John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act), to restore voting rights protections that were eliminated by the Shelby County v. Holder decision.
Support language in Senate COVID relief package (HEALS Act) that would extend the statutory reporting deadlines for the 2020 Census by four months.
Support ban on wireless modems and internet connectivity in the next version of the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) issued by Election Assistance Commission.
Support Transparent Representation Upholding Service and Trust (TRUST) in Congress Act to increase transparency and reduce opportunities for nefarious activity to occur by requiring Members of Congress to put certain investment assets into a qualified blind trust during their entire tenure in Congress.
Support Protecting Our Democracy Act, H.R.8363, which contains reforms necessary to prevent presidential abuses, restore our system of checks and balances, provide accountability and transparency, and protect our elections.
Support Senate Intelligence Committee opening an investigation into possible Russian disinformation influence in the Senate Homeland Security Committee investigation of Democratic presumptive presidential nominee Joe Biden and his son.
Support Senate Ethics Committee opening an investigation into whether Russian agents are laundering a disinformation campaign against Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden through Senators Ron Johnson and Chuck Grassley and the Committees they chair.
Support H.R. 51, the DC Admissions Act, to make DC a state.
Support election security bills in the House and Senate.
Support campaign finance disclosure legislation in the House and Senate.
Oppose efforts to repeal or increase the federal contribution limits.
Support nomination and confirmation of new FEC commissioners who will enforce the campaign finance laws, and return the FEC to quorum.
Support repairing the presidential public financing system, reforming the FEC, establishing a public financing system for congressional races and curbing candidate-specific super PACs in the House and Senate.



17. House(s) of Congress and Federal agencies Check if None

U.S. SENATE, U.S. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, Election Assistance Commission (EAC)

18. Name of each individual who acted as a lobbyist in this issue area

First Name Last Name Suffix Covered Official Position (if applicable) New
Fred
Wertheimer
Mr.
President
Matthew
Keller
Mr.
Vice President

19. Interest of each foreign entity in the specific issues listed on line 16 above Check if None

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Information Update Page - Complete ONLY where registration information has changed.

20. Client new address

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21. Client new principal place of business (if different than line 20)

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22. New General description of client’s business or activities

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LOBBYIST UPDATE

23. Name of each previously reported individual who is no longer expected to act as a lobbyist for the client

First Name
Last Name
Suffix
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Last Name
Suffix
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ISSUE UPDATE

24. General lobbying issue that no longer pertains

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AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS

25. Add the following affiliated organization(s)

Internet Address:

Name Address Principal Place of Business
(city and state or country)
Street Address
City State/Province Zip Country
City
State Country

26. Name of each previously reported organization that is no longer affiliated with the registrant or client

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FOREIGN ENTITIES

27. Add the following foreign entities:

Name Address Principal place of business
(city and state or country) 		Amount of contribution for lobbying activities Ownership percentage in client
Street Address
City State/Province Country
City
State Country
%

28. Name of each previously reported foreign entity that no longer owns, or controls, or is affiliated with the registrant, client or affiliated organization

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CONVICTIONS DISCLOSURE

29. Have any of the lobbyists listed on this report been convicted in a Federal or State Court of an offense involving bribery, extortion, embezzlement, an illegal kickback, tax evasion, fraud, a conflict of interest, making a false statement, perjury, or money laundering?

Lobbyist Name Description of Offense(s)