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…
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, Matt Crane,…
A joint analysis from the Brennan Center and Verified Voting finds replacing aging voting equipment will cost hundreds of millions of dollars. Voting Machines at Risk in 2022 by Turquoise Baker, Megan Maier, Lawrence Norden, and Warren Stewart Between 2014 and 2020, the Brennan Center released a series of analyses detailing the problem of aging voting equipment in the…
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, Karen Brinson…
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, Shasta County,…
The 2020 U.S. General Election official county-level results are now publicly available all in one place, in a variety of formats. The collection includes official election results for each of the 50 states, the five major territories, and the District of Columbia. It includes all federal contests, most statewide contents, and most state legislative contests,…
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, St. Louis…
We are privileged to work with election officials and their work 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. We’re happy to branch out in our latest piece to highlight five jurisdictions…
Windham, New Hampshire’s SB 43 Forensic Audit Report was published in July 2021 and was authored by Harri Hursti, Mark Lindeman, and Philip B. Stark. Download the full report here. Executive Summary This forensic audit addressed the unusual numerical disparity between the originally reported results for the November 2020 contest for New Hampshire State…
Below is the text of Resolution 2021-02 on threats made against election workers adopted on June 23, 2021 by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) Board of Advisors. The resolution was offered by Dr. Barbara Simons, Verified Voting Board Chair and EAC Board of Advisors member. Download PDF from the EAC’s website U.S. Election Assistance…