Verified Voting signed onto the letter below urging the House Appropriations Committee to increase the amount in the FSGG bill so election officials can do their jobs, noting that elections offices need a $2 billion investment in critical election infrastructure in the FY2023 budget. The $400 million Congress has on the table right now is…
We are privileged to work closely with election officials every day and their work to safely and securely administer our elections goes far beyond what voters see on Election Day. To shine a light on the important role they play in our democratic process, we launched this Q&A series highlighting their work. Here, Pima County,…
New advisory identifies vulnerabilities in voting software; Finds no evidence of interference in election results The following is a statement from Pam Smith, president and CEO of Verified Voting, following the release of the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency’s (CISA) ICS Advisory (ICSA-22-154-01), which analyzed vulnerabilities in Dominion Voting Systems software. For more information, please…
Download PDF Laurel M. Lee Secretary of State State of Florida 500 S Bronough Street Tallahassee, FL 32399 RE: Comments on Proposed Rule 1S-5.026 and Recommendations for Improvement Dear Secretary Lee, On behalf of Verified Voting, I submit these comments on proposed Rule 1S-5.026. Verified Voting is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization with a mission to…
Download PDF April 28, 2022 Wisconsin Elections Commission 201 West Washington Avenue, Second Floor Madison, WI 53703 Via email RE: Verified Voting Comments on SS 029-22 – Approval and Security of Electronic Voting Equipment and Ballot Security Dear Members of the Wisconsin Elections Commission: On behalf of Verified Voting, I submit these comments on SS…
The following is a statement from Pamela Smith, President and CEO of Verified Voting, in support of Mississippi’s passage of new paper ballot legislation. The Mississippi Voting Modernization Act, signed by the governor on April 19, requires the use of voting systems that produce voter-verifiable paper ballots starting in 2024 and establishes a grant program…
Below is a letter submitted by California Voter Foundation and Verified Voting. Download PDF April 15, 2022 Senate Committee on Elections and Constitutional Amendments State of California State Capitol, Room 410 Sacramento, CA 95814 Via email RE: Senate Bill 1480: Oppose Unless Amended Dear Chair Glazer and Committee Members: The California Voter Foundation (CVF) is…
The following is a statement from Verified Voting in support of Virginia’s new audit legislation. For additional media inquiries, please contact press@verifiedvoting.org. Download PDF PHILADELPHIA (April 12, 2022) — Virginia has continued to be a leader in election security by passing bipartisan legislation during its 2022 General Assembly Session that gives voters timelier assurance that…
Download PDF April 6, 2022 Senate Committee on State Affairs State of Alaska 120 4th Street Juneau, AK 99801 Via email RE: Verified Voting Opposes Senate Bill 205 Dear Chair Shower and Committee Members: On behalf of Verified Voting, I am writing to oppose Senate Bill 205 as written due to the profound risks of…
Election officials already have enough to handle as the fight against disinformation continues. Now some states and local jurisdictions, spurred on by baseless conspiracy theories about the 2020 election, are considering legislation that would replace all machine tabulated election night results with hand-counting paper ballots – legislation that’s potentially nightmarish for election officials. Any jurisdiction…