Challenging Unsafe and Unequal State Election Rules During a Pandemic, Voting Rights Advocates File Lawsuit on Behalf of the Pennsylvania NAACP Posted on June 18, 2020 (June 18, 2020) Election Protection HARRISBURG, PA (June 18, 2020) — Today, Free Speech For People and the law firm Dechert LLP filed a lawsuit in the Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court on behalf of the Pennsylvania State Conference of the NAACP challenging a broad range of Pennsylvania election practices as unsafe and unequal during the COVID-19 pandemic. The Complaint alleges thatRead More
FSFP Senior Advisor On Election Security Susan Greenhalgh To Join Panel of Experts For Virtual Event on COVID-19 & the 2020 Election Posted on June 17, 2020 (June 17, 2020) Election Protection On Thursday, June 18, Free Speech For People Senior Advisor on Election Security Susan Greenhalgh will be joining a panel of experts to discuss ways to protect and broaden voter access during the COVID-19 pandemic. The LSU Reilly Center For Media And Public Affairs will host the virtual event, entitled Voting in a Pandemic: COVID-19Read More
Free Speech For People and Election Security Experts Ask Department of Homeland Security to Ensure That Remote Accessible Voting Systems, Adopted in Response to COVID-19, are Private and Secure Posted on May 14, 2020 (June 15, 2020) Election Protection Free Speech For People was joined by the American Association for the Advancement of Sciences (AAAS) and over a dozen noted computer security and election integrity experts in issuing a letter to the Department of Homeland Security’s Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) requesting that CISA revise and enhance guidance to state election officials regardingRead More
Election Security Advocates Host Panel To Discuss Recently Revealed Vulnerabilities Within U.S Election Systems Posted on May 12, 2020 (June 15, 2020) Election Protection Free Speech For People and the Electronic Frontier Foundation hosted a virtual panel featuring U.S. Senator Ron Wyden, Actor and Activist Alyssa Milano, and a prominent group of panelists including filmmakers, computer scientists and election security advocates to discuss vulnerabilities in U.S. election systems revealed in a new HBO documentary – Kill Chain: The CyberRead More
As States Consider Online Voting in Response to the COVID-19 Pandemic, Federal Agencies Issue Guidelines that Warn of Online Attacks Posted on May 12, 2020 (June 15, 2020) Election Protection The Department of Homeland Security (DHS), the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) have drafted new guidelines outlining the severe dangers of returning ballots electronically – through fax, email or web portal – stating that the practice is a “significant security risk” andRead More
Government Watchdog Urges Congress to Initiate an Investigation on Threats to U.S. Election Security Revealed in New Documentary Posted on May 6, 2020 (June 15, 2020) Election Protection HBO documentary “Kill Chain: The Cyber War on America’s Elections” uncovers events that may have dire consequences for upcoming elections WASHINGTON, D.C. (May 6, 2020) – Free Speech For People, a national nonpartisan legal advocacy group, issued a letter today to the Intelligence and Homeland Security committees of Congress urging them to launch inquiries intoRead More
The Fight For Election Security, Free Speech For People to Co-Host Event Featuring Alyssa Milano & Sen. Ron Wyden on May 6 Posted on April 29, 2020 (May 19, 2020) Election Protection In the midst of our nation’s public health crisis, another threat is lurking on the horizon. Our elections are at risk from both foreign and domestic interference, and the United States remains woefully unprepared to address the vulnerabilities of our voting systems. Please join us for a Facebook Live panel discussion of the HBO documentaryRead More
The NAACP’s North Carolina lawsuit, explained: Why the ExpressVote XL must be replaced with hand-marked paper ballots. Posted on April 24, 2020 (June 2, 2020) Election Protection Free Speech For People’s Courtney Hostetler recently joined Brad Friedman of The Bradcast to outline the NAACP’s new lawsuit in North Carolina over the ES&S ExpressVote touch screen voting system. Free Speech For People is co-counsel in this case representing the North Carolina NAACP and several North Carolina voters, which was filed in Wake CountyRead More
“Electronic Voting Machines Could Become Major Disease Vector,” Election Security Advocates Request Cleaning Guidelines For Machines Posted on April 23, 2020 (June 18, 2020) Election Protection Following the publication of a Guide for Safe Voting During the COVID-19 Pandemic, Free Speech For People issued a letter to electronic voting machines vendors to request a video demonstration for how to properly clean the machines. Free Speech For People, a national nonpartisan legal advocacy group, issued a letter today requesting electronic voting machineRead More
“Insecure, Unreliable, Unverifiable, and Unsafe”: Voting Rights Advocates Challenge Legality of New Voting System In North Carolina Posted on April 15, 2020 (June 18, 2020) Election Protection Complaint Filed on Behalf of the North Carolina State Conference of the NAACP and Several North Carolina Voters Washington, DC (April 15, 2020) – Today, voting rights advocates filed a lawsuit in Wake County Superior Court challenging the new electronic voting system that Mecklenburg County and several other North Carolina counties rushed to implement for theRead More