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Letter supporting Connecticut SB 394 and HB 5001 regarding risk-limiting audits

Download PDF March 12, 2026 Connecticut Government Administration and Elections Committee Legislative Office Building, Room 2200 Hartford, CT 06106 Via online porta Dear Committee Members: On behalf of Verified Voting, I write in support of S.B. No. 394 regarding risk-limiting audits and in support of the risk-limiting audit provisions in H.B. No. 5001. Please note…

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Coalition letter opposing California SB 970 regarding electronic ballot return

Download PDF April 2, 2026  The Honorable Scott Weiner  Chair  Senate Elections and Constitutional Amendments Committee  California State Senate  1020 N Street  Room 533  Sacramento, CA 95814  SB 970 – opposing electronic ballot return  Dear Chair Weiner and Committee Members:   Brennan Center for Justice, California Voter Foundation, Free Speech for People, Public  Citizen, and Verified…

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Election Security Expert Calls Executive Order ‘Unlawful and Unworkable’

The following is a statement from Verified Voting. For additional press inquiries, please contact press@verifiedvoting.org PHILADELPHIA (April 1, 2026) — In response to yesterday’s executive order, Ensuring Citizenship Verification And Integrity In Federal Elections, Verified Voting’s President & CEO Pamela Smith released the following statement:  “Yesterday’s executive order, like the one before it, is both unlawful…

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Letter opposing South Dakota SB 114 regarding ballot privacy

Download PDF March 4, 2026 The Honorable Larry Rhoden Governor State of South Dakota 500 East Capitol Avenue Pierre, SD 57501 Via email Veto Request for Senate Bill 114 Dear Governor Rhoden, On behalf of Verified Voting, a nonpartisan nonprofit organization, I write to request a veto on Senate Bill 114. Verified Voting’s mission is…

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Letter providing comments on Florida HB 991 regarding post-election audits

Download PDF The Honorable Linda Chaney Chair  House Government Operations Subcommittee  Florida House of Representatives  Verified Voting Recommendations for House Bill 991  Dear Chair Chaney and Committee Members,  On behalf of Verified Voting, I submit these comments on House Bill 991. Verified Voting is a  nonpartisan nonprofit organization with a mission to strengthen democracy for all…

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Election Security Expert Warns Seized Election Materials in FBI Raid Are Now Compromised, Breaching Chain of Custody

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE             Contact: nicole@newheightscommunications.com   Election Security Expert Warns Seized Election Materials in FBI Raid Are Now Compromised, Breaching Chain of Custody PHILADELPHIA (January 29, 2026) — In response to yesterday’s FBI raid of the Fulton County election center, Verified Voting’s President & CEO Pamela Smith released the following statement:  “This was a…

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Letter opposing New Hampshire HB 1821 regarding cast vote records

Download PDF House Election Law Committee GP Room 158 33 North State Street Concord, NH 03301 Mr. Chairman and Members of the Committee, On behalf of Verified Voting, I write to express our measured opposition to HB 1821, which would require that ballot images and cast vote records be released on a central website within…

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Letter providing comments on New Jersey AB 5037 regarding post-election audits

Download PDF   December 12, 2025 New Jersey Assembly State and Local Government Committee Committee Room 16, 4th Floor, State House Annex Trenton, NJ 08625 Via email   Verified Voting Recommendations for Assembly Bill No. 5037 Dear Chair Karabinchak and Committee Members, On behalf of Verified Voting, I submit these comments on Assembly Bill No.…

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