Download PDF February 16, 2024 Maryland House of Delegates Ways and Means Committee Maryland State House Annapolis, MD 21401 Verified Voting Urges Rejection of House Bill 775 Dear Chair Atterbeary and Committee Members, On behalf of Verified Voting, I write in opposition to House Bill 775, which would allow electronic return of voted ballots. Verified…
Between 2014 and 2022, the Brennan Center and Verified Voting released a series of analyses detailing the problem of aging voting equipment in the United States. These analyses rely on data provided by Verified Voting, which has been tracking voting equipment usage since 2006. This update examines the state of the nation’s voting systems ahead of the November 2024 elections.…
Download PDF February 6, 2024 New Hampshire House of Representatives Election Law Committee Concord, NH 03301 Via email Verified Voting Urges Rejection of House Bill 1133 Dear Chairman Berry and Committee Members, On behalf of Verified Voting, I write in opposition to House Bill 1133, which would allow electronic return of voted ballots. Verified Voting…
Download PDF January 30, 2024 Maryland House Ways and Means Committee Room 131 House Office Building Annapolis, MD 21401 via electronic submission Verified Voting Testimony on HB 40 – Postelection Tabulation Audits – Risk-Limiting Audits Position: Favorable Dear Chair Atterbeary and Members of the Committee: On behalf of Verified Voting, I write in support of…
Download PDF January 23, 2024 House Constitutional Laws Subcommittee P.O. Box 11867 Columbia, S.C. 29211 Via email Verified Voting Opposition to H. 4259 – Hand Count Audit Act Dear Members of the Subcommittee: On behalf of Verified Voting, I write in opposition to H. 4259, known as the Hand Count Audit Act. Verified Voting is…
Download PDF January 9, 2024 Good morning. I’m Mark Lindeman, Policy & Strategy Director at Verified Voting, a nonpartisan, nonprofit organization focused on technology and trustworthy elections. I served as the town of Windham’s designee on the audit team that examined miscounts in a New Hampshire House election back in 2021. For over a decade,…
Download PDF We appreciate the opportunity to offer public comment on the Voluntary Electronic Poll Book Requirements (VEPBR) 1.0, produced by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) as part of its Election Supporting Technology Evaluation Program. The VEBPR represents an important step forward in establishing baseline requirements for electronic poll books, especially as their usage…
Dear friends, I want to thank you for your support and invite you to look ahead with us as we prepare for 2024—Verified Voting’s 20th year of strengthening democracy for all voters. Our democracy depends on citizens’ willingness to accept—and, where necessary, defend—valid election outcomes. The presidential election season is here, and Verified Voting’s work…
The following is a statement from Pamela Smith, President and CEO of Verified Voting. For additional media inquiries, please contact paris@newheightscommunications.com PHILADELPHIA (November 21, 2023) — Verified Voting expresses deep disappointment in the 8th US Circuit Court of Appeals’ ruling. Disintegrating the public’s ability to ensure that the government is held accountable to the Voting…
Download PDF Nov. 15, 2023 Dear Members of Congress, Re: Vote NO on Anti-Democracy Riders on H.R. 5893 – Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 2024 We, the undersigned organizations, urge you to remove the anti-democratic poison pill policy riders from the Fiscal Year 2024 Commerce, Justice, Science, and Related Agencies (CJS) appropriations…