Experts Urge EAC to Enforce Firm Transition to New Voting System Standards. Posted on September 23, 2021 Election Protection Over a dozen leading computer and election security experts wrote to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to urge the agency to adopt a firm policy to phase out old, outdated voting system standards, in a letter organized by Free Speech For People. The EAC is responsible for running the federal voting system testing andRead More
Abolish Super PACs, Ban Foreign Corporate Money: State Legislators Hear Testimony on Bills to Protect Election Integrity in Massachusetts. Posted on September 15, 2021 Challenging Super PACs BOSTON, MA – As multinational corporations like Uber and Lyft prepare to push a new ballot measure in Massachusetts that would define their drivers as independent contractors, state legislators will hear public testimony today on bills to abolish super PACs and to prohibit spending by foreign-influenced corporations in Massachusetts elections. The hearing, before the JointRead More
The Supreme Court is Attacking Our Voting Rights Posted on September 15, 2021 (October 26, 2021) Election Protection The Supreme Court gutted the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act twice. First, in their 2013 decision in Shelby County v. Holder, they stripped away the preclearance provision that protected voting rights in states with a history of voter suppression. Then this summer, in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, Justice Alito issued a majority opinion underminingRead More
Expand the Supreme Court. Pass the Judiciary Act. Posted on September 9, 2021 (September 13, 2021) Challenging Corruption Last week, the Supreme Court refused to stop a Texas law banning abortions after six weeks (before many women know they’re pregnant), violating the constitutional right to choose and establishing a dangerous precedent that could overturn Roe v. Wade and pave the way for states across the country to aggressively strip away our civil rights.Read More
AZ Central Publishes New Oped By Voting Rights Groups On Recent Federal Lawsuit Challenging Arizona’s New Voter Suppression Laws Posted on September 3, 2021 Election Protection AZ Central recently published a new oped by Mi Familia Vota, Arizona Coalition for Change, Living United for Change in Arizona (LUCHA), and Chispa Arizona on the new federal lawsuit challenging two voter suppression laws that were recently passed by the Arizona Legislature. Free Speech For People is honored to represent these voting rights groupsRead More
FSFP Legal Counsel Courtney Hostetler Discusses Our Federal Lawsuit Challenging Arizona’s New Voter Suppression Laws on The BradCast. Posted on August 27, 2021 (August 30, 2021) Election Protection FSFP Legal Counsel Courtney Hostetler recently appeared on The BradCast to discuss our recent lawsuit seeking to block two new voter suppression laws enacted by the Arizona Legislature. “Our arguments are one; that the Legislature knew exactly what it was doing and it passed this law with the intention of being discriminatory, and two; we’reRead More
Voting Rights Groups File Federal Lawsuit Challenging Arizona’s New Voter Suppression Laws Posted on August 17, 2021 Election Protection Citing the First, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a coalition of voting rights groups seeks federal court intervention to protect the right to vote in Arizona PHOENIX, AZ (August 17, 2021) – Mi Familia Vota, Arizona Coalition for Change, Living United for Change in ArizonaRead More
VIDEO: Free Speech For People Calls on AG Garland To Create An Independent DOJ Task ForceTo Investigate Trump For Potential Federal Crimes. Posted on August 13, 2021 Challenging Corruption For at least the past five years, Donald Trump, and his aides and associates, have engaged in a flurry of unethical, unconstitutional, and often criminal activity, culminating on January 6, 2021 with the seditious insurrection on the United States Capitol incited and encouraged by former President Trump and his allies. If we are to beginRead More
FSFP Senior Advisor on Election Security Susan Greenhalgh Discusses the Dangers of Wireless Connectivity in Federally Certified Voting Machines at DEFCON Voting Village. Posted on August 13, 2021 Election Protection FSFP Senior Advisor On Election Security Susan Greenhalgh recently appeared at DEFCON Voting Village to discuss why Free Speech For People is suing the U.S. Election Assistance Commission for its decision to allow devices with wireless networking capability in federally certified voting machines. The discussion provided an in-depth view of all the behind-the scenes charadesRead More
FSFP President John Bonifaz Discusses Free Speech For People’s 14point3 Campaign on Background Briefing. Posted on July 30, 2021 Challenging Corruption FSFP President John Bonifaz recently appeared on Background Briefing With Ian Masters to discuss Free Speech For People’s 14point3 campaign, which calls for Secretaries of State and chief election officials across the country to follow the mandate of Section 3 of the Fourteenth Amendment and bar insurrectionists, including Donald Trump, from any future ballot. “WhatRead More