This paper examines the risks of full election night hand counts, explains when hand counts should be used, and emphasizes why common-sense best practices that employ voting machines and post-election audits make our election outcomes verifiable and resilient.
Download PDF October 24, 2023 Via U.S. mail and email (Secretary.Weber@sos.ca.gov) The Honorable Shirley N. Weber, Ph.D. California Secretary of State 1500 – 11th Street Sacramento, CA 95814 Re: Requests for action in Shasta County in advance of the November 2023 and March 2024 elections Dear Secretary Weber: We are a group of nonprofit, nonpartisan…
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 July 14, 2023 Peter S. Kosinski, Co-Chair Douglas A. Kellner, Co-Chair Andrew J. Spano, Commissioner Anthony J. Casale, Commissioner New York State Board of Elections 40 North Pearl Street, Suite 5 Albany, NY 12207-2729 Submitted via email Re: ExpressVote XL / EVS 6.3.0.1 Dear Commissioners: On behalf of Verified Voting, I write to…
Download PDF June 16, 2023 Speaker Carl E. Heastie New York State Assembly 202 Legislative Office Building 932 Albany, NY 12248 Sent via email June 16, 2023 Re: Voting Integrity and Verification Act of New York (A5934A/S6169A) Dear Speaker Heastie, I write on behalf of Verified Voting in support of provisions in the Voting Integrity…
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…
The Honorable Kevin Crye The Honorable Tim Garman The Honorable Patrick Jones The Honorable Chris Kelstrom The Honorable Mary Rickert Shasta County Board of Supervisors 1450 Court Street, Suite 308B Redding, CA 96001-1673 Re: January 2023 vote to terminate County’s voting system contract Dear Supervisors Crye, Garman, Jones, Kelstrom and Rickert: We are writing to…
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…