The following is a statement from Verified Voting in support of Virginia’s new audit legislation. For additional media inquiries, please contact press@verifiedvoting.org. Download PDF PHILADELPHIA (April 12, 2022) — Virginia has continued to be a leader in election security by passing bipartisan legislation during its 2022 General Assembly Session that gives voters timelier assurance that…
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…
Download PDF April 4, 2022 Senate Judiciary Subcommittee 101 Gressette Senate Office Building Columbia, SC 29202 Via email Opposition to Audit Provision in H. 4919 Dear Members of the Subcommittee: On behalf of Verified Voting, I write in opposition to the audit provision in H. 4919. Verified Voting is a nonpartisan nonprofit organization whose mission…
Download PDF March 24, 2022 Connecticut Government Administrations and Elections Committee Legislative Office Building, Room 2200 Hartford, CT 06106 Via email RE: Common Cause Rhode Island and Verified Voting Comments on Senate Bill 472 Dear Committee Members: On behalf of Common Cause Rhode Island and Verified Voting, we submit these comments on Senate Bill…
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…
Post-election audits play a significant role in providing evidence that voters can trust election outcomes, but we continue to see calls for sham reviews disguised as “audits.” Sham reviews are designed to undermine legitimate election results, mislead the public, and ultimately leave our elections – and our democracy – less secure. Here’s how to tell the difference.
The following is a statement from Verified Voting condemning the partisan sham review conducted in Maricopa County, Arizona and advocating for nonpartisan, transparent audits. For additional media inquiries, please contact danielle@newheightscommunications.com PHILADELPHIA (September 24, 2021) — In April, Verified Voting joined with experts in election law and administration, national security and voting rights to write…
The following is a statement from Verified Voting in support of election security reforms outlined in the Freedom to Vote Act. For additional media inquiries, please contact danielle@newheightscommunications.com PHILADELPHIA (September 21, 2021) — Verified Voting supports specific measures in the Freedom to Vote Act and urges Congress to pass these measures designed to support election…
Acting Co Director Mark Lindeman testified at the Pennsylvania Senate State Government Committee’s “Public hearing on the Department of State’s Risk Limiting Audit Pilot.” His written testimony is included below and the video can be viewed here. Download PDF Submitted Testimony of Mark Lindeman, Verified Voting Hearing on Risk-Limiting Audit Pilots Senate State Government Committee…