Download PDF Verified Voting public comments on VVSG 2.0 for 2023 annual review June 7, 2023 We appreciate the opportunity to offer public comments as part of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission’s annual review of version 2.0 of the Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG). VVSG 2.0 offers valuable improvement over previous standards, especially in its…
Download PDF June 1, 2023 Nevada State Senate 401 S Carson Street Carson City, NV via email Dear Senators, On behalf of Verified Voting, I write in opposition to electronic ballot return allowances within Senate Bill 60 as well as the removal of the pre-certification requirement for risk-limiting audits. Verified Voting is a nonpartisan nonprofit…
The following is a statement from Verified Voting in support of federal legislation that supports the recruitment, training, and protection of election workers. For additional media inquiries, please contact aurora@newheightscommunications.com. PHILADELPHIA (May 31, 2023) — Verified Voting urges Congress to pass provisions in the Election Worker Protection Act and Support our Election Workers Act that…
Download PDF May 23, 2023 House Constitution, Campaigns, and Election Committee Alabama Legislature 11 South Union Street Montgomery, AL 36130 Via email Dear Committee Members, On behalf of Verified Voting, I submit these comments on House Bill 457 which would require a post-election audit after each county and statewide general election. Verified Voting is a…
Download PDF May 9, 2023 Elections Committee Michigan House of Representatives 124 North Capitol Avenue Lansing, MI 48933 via email RE: Verified Voting Urges Rejection of House Bill 4210 Dear Committee Members, On behalf of Verified Voting, I write in opposition to House Bill 4210, which would expand the electronic return of voted ballots by…
Download PDF April 27, 2023 Wisconsin Elections Commission 201 West Washington Avenue, Second Floor Madison, WI 53707 Sent via email Dear Members of the Wisconsin Elections Commission: On behalf of Verified Voting, I submit these comments regarding the April 28, 2023 meeting of the Wisconsin Elections Commission. Our comments focus on the suggestions made by…
Download PDF April 21, 2023 Assembly Committee on Legislative Operations and Elections Nevada Legislature 401 S Carson Street Carson City, NV 89701 Via email RE: Verified Voting Urges Nevada Legislature Not to Ban Hand-Marked Paper Ballots for In- Person Voters Dear Committee Members, On behalf of Verified Voting, I submit these comments on Assembly Bill…
Download PDF March 31, 2023 Kansas State Capitol 300 SW 10th St. Topeka, KS 66612 Via email RE: Verified Voting Opposition to the Ballot Image Provision in Section 48 of HB 2086 Dear Senate Leadership and Members of the House Committee on Elections: On behalf of Verified Voting, I write in opposition to the provision…
Why Internet Voting is a Threat to Our Democracy by Barbara Simons, Verified Voting Board Chair Imagine what would happen if, six months after an internet-based election, we learned that the election had been hacked and the wrong people declared the winners? Or, if a group claimed to have hacked the election and we can’t…
Download PDF March 24, 2023 Senate Judiciary Committee Arkansas General Assembly 1 Capitol Mall Little Rock, AR 72201 Via email Verified Voting Supports Provisions for Voter-Verifiable Paper Records in HB 435 — With Recommendations for Improvement Dear Committee Members, On behalf of Verified Voting, I write in support of the provisions for voter-verifiable paper records…