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Verified Voting public comments on VVSG 2.0 for 2023 annual review

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…

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Letter to Nevada State Senate opposing provisions in Senate Bill 60

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…

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Verified Voting Urges Congress to Pass Federal Legislation Protecting Election Workers

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…

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Letter to Wisconsin Elections Commission on election observer rulemaking

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…

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Why Internet Voting is a Threat to Our Democracy

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…

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Verified Voting Urges States to Not Withdraw from the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC)

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Aurora Matthews “At a time when disinformation is rampant, states should be pulling together to generate the most accurate and up to date voter roll information.” PHILADELPHIA (March 9, 2023) –“Verified Voting urges states not to withdraw from the Electronic Registration Information Center (ERIC). Participation in ERIC is not a political…

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Two Years After Jan. 6 Insurrection, Verified Voting Remains Committed to Election Resilience

The following is a statement from Verified Voting on the anniversary of the Jan. 6, 2021 attack on the Capitol. For press inquiries, please contact aurora@newheightscommunications.com. PHILADELPHIA (January 6, 2023) — “Two years after the violent insurrection at the U.S. Capitol,  Verified Voting remains committed to supporting election officials in making sure that every vote…

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Verified Voting Praises Passage of ECA Reform Bill

The following is a statement from Verified Voting in support of the Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022. For additional media inquiries, please contact aurora@newheightscommunications.com PHILADELPHIA (December 22, 2022) —  Election security experts praised the Senate for passing the Electoral Count Reform Act of 2022 as part of the omnibus appropriations bill and urge the…

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