Dear friends, As the midterm elections wrap up, I want to thank you for your support, share reflections on the year, and invite you to look ahead with us as we plan for 2024 — Verified Voting’s 20th year working for voters — doing the essential work required to function as a thriving democracy. Verified…
The following is a statement from Pam Smith, president and CEO of Verified Voting. For more information, please contact aurora@newheightscommunications.com. PHILADELPHIA (August 3, 2022) — With the 2022 primaries underway and just over three months until the general election, Verified Voting identified a number of technology takeaways from this election cycle and pinpointed actionable items…
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, Pierce County,…
Verified Voting signed onto the letter below urging the House Appropriations Committee to increase the amount in the FSGG bill so election officials can do their jobs, noting that elections offices need a $2 billion investment in critical election infrastructure in the FY2023 budget. The $400 million Congress has on the table right now is…
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, Pima County,…
Verified Voting, along with more than 120 civil rights and democracy groups, signed onto a letter calling on the major social media companies to combat and curb election disinformation on the platforms ahead of this year’s midterm elections. Read the letter here: Download PDF Dear Mr. Zuckerberg, Mr. Pichai, Ms. Wojcicki, Mr. Agrawal, Mr. Chew,…
The following is a statement from Verified Voting in support of specific measures in the Freedom to Vote Act that were passed in March 2021 by the House of Representatives. For additional media inquiries, please contact aurora@newheightscommunications.com PHILADELPHIA (January 12, 2022) — Verified Voting urges the Senate to pass specific measures in the Freedom to…
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, 2022) — “The events on January 6, 2021 did not disrupt our nation’s ability to conduct free and fair elections. One year after the violent insurrection…
The submission is also available on the National Institute of Standards and Technology’s website here. Download PDF November 22, 2021 National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) 100 Bureau Drive Gaithersburg, MD 20899 Via electronic submission RE: NIST-2021-0005 Draft Report on Promoting Access to Voting On behalf of Verified Voting, I submit…
The following is a statement from Mark Lindeman, a director of Verified Voting, urging the City of Chandler, AZ not to adopt blockchain voting. For additional media inquiries, please contact danielle@newheightscommunications.com. November 9, 2021 — “Verified Voting urges the City of Chandler not to adopt mobile voting. Multiple cybersecurity experts agree that all internet voting,…