To learn even more, click here to watch a video explainer from our team! As we approach Election Day, it’s important to remember that we will not have the official results on election night—this is a standard part of the elections process that allows for every eligible vote to be counted and checked. As in…
With November’s election here, we’ve received a lot of interest in understanding the difference between audits and recounts. Audits and recounts are two different post-election processes, but both are designed to build confidence in our elections—they help demonstrate that the winner won and the loser lost. Recount and audit laws vary by state but both…
Download PDF March 1, 2024 Connecticut Government Administrations and Elections Committee Legislative Office Building, Room 2200 Hartford, CT 06106 Via online portal Dear Committee Members: On behalf of Verified Voting, I write in support of S.B. No. 254 regarding risk-limiting audits. Verified Voting is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization whose mission is to strengthen democracy for…
Download PDF February 20, 2024 Maryland Education, Energy, and the Environment Committee 2 West Miller Senate Office Building Annapolis, Maryland 21401 via electronic submission Verified Voting Testimony on SB 523 Postelection Tabulation Audits – Risk-Limiting Audits Position: Favorable Dear Chair Feldman and Members of the Committee: On behalf of Verified Voting, I write in support…
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 September 8, 2023 The Honorable Robert Rivas, Speaker The Honorable Isaac Bryan, Majority Leader The Honorable James Gallagher, Republican Leader California State Assembly State Capitol Sacramento, CA 95814 Verified Voting Supports Passage of AB 969 On behalf of Verified Voting, I write to urge the California State Legislature to pass Assembly Bill 969.…
The following statement from Verified Voting supports election security reforms outlined in the Freedom to Vote Act. For additional media inquiries, please contact Paris@newheightscommunications.com PHILADELPHIA (July 18, 2023) — Verified Voting supports the reintroduction of the Freedom to Vote Act and urges Congress to pass these measures designed to support election officials, safeguard our elections…
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…