Paper Ballots and Audits: The Bedrock of Secure Elections
Why should your state or jurisdiction consider adopting or improving your post-election audit?
Letter providing comments on Oklahoma S.B. 147 regarding post-election audits
Download PDF April 15, 2025 Oklahoma House Committee on Appropriations and Budget 2300 N Lincoln Blvd. Oklahoma City, OK 73105 Via email Dear Chair Caldwell and Members of the Committee: On behalf of Verified Voting, I submit these comments on Senate Bill No. 147. Verified Voting is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization whose mission is to…
Post-Election Audit Bill Heads to Governor’s Desk, Key Step Towards More Secure Elections
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 7, 2025 MEDIA CONTACT Maya Majikas | mmajikas@commoncause.org Taj Magruder | taj@newheightscommunications.com Post-Election Audit Bill Heads to Governor’s Desk, Key Step Towards More Secure Elections Annapolis – Today, Common Cause Maryland and partner organization Verified Voting applauded the final passage of SB 313 / HB 426 to strengthen the post-election…
Letter opposing South Dakota’s S.B. 217 regarding elimination of tabulation Equipment, ballot marking devices, and post-election audits
Download PDF February 11, 2025 Senate State Affairs Committee State of South Dakota 500 E Capitol Ave Pierre, SD 57501 via email Verified Voting Urges Opposition of South Dakota’s S.B. 217 – Elimination of Ballot Marking Devices, Tabulation Equipment, and Audits Dear Chairman Mehlhaff and Committee Members, On behalf of Verified Voting, I write in…
Testimony urging support of Maryland’s H.B. 426
Download PDF January 31, 2025 Maryland House Ways and Means Committee Room 130 House Office Building Annapolis, MD 21401 via electronic submission Verified Voting Testimony on House Bill 426 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…
Verified Voting Supports Passage of HB 1030 Modifying Post-election Tabulation Audits
Download PDF January 14, 2025 The Honorable Sharlett Mena Washington State Capitol 416 Sid Snyder Ave SW Olympia, WA 98504 Via online portal Verified Voting Supports Passage of HB 1030 Modifying Post-election Tabulation Audits Dear Chair Mena and Members of the Committee: On behalf of Verified Voting, I write in support of HB 1030, which…
Recounts and Audits in Seven 2024 Swing States
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. Audit and recount laws vary by state and the table below summarizes important information about recount and audit laws in Arizona, Georgia, Michigan, Nevada, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, and Wisconsin.
Election night is not results night… and that’s OK!
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…
Audits and Recounts in 2024: What’s the Difference?
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…
Letter to Connecticut Government Administrations and Elections Committee urging support of SB 254
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…