Alyssa Milano, Election Security Experts Announce “Own the Vote 2020” Webinar Series Leading Into 2020 Election Posted on September 3, 2020 (September 3, 2020) Election Protection The right to vote is the cornerstone of our democracy. And, now more than ever, we must fight to protect it. From insecure voting machines to information warfare, our elections are under attack and our ability to vote safely and securely in 2020 is going to depend on all of us. That’s why we’re teamingRead More
Voting Rights Advocates Ask Court to Address Unsafe and Unequal Election Practices in Texas during a Pandemic Posted on August 27, 2020 (December 11, 2020) Election Protection Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed on behalf of Mi Familia Vota, the Texas NAACP, and individual Texas voters seeks to ensure that Texas in-person voters will be able to cast their votes safely. SAN ANTONIO, TX (August 27, 2020) – Last night, Mi Familia Vota, the Texas NAACP, and individual Texas voters filed a MotionRead More
FSFP Joins Coalition of National Advocacy Groups Urging the Resignation or Dismissal of the U.S. Postmaster General. Posted on August 19, 2020 (October 8, 2020) Election Protection Free Speech For People recently joined a letter with more than eighty other national organizations calling on Postmaster General Louis DeJoy to immediately resign or for the Board of Governors to dismiss him from his position. The letter points to DeJoy’s lack of direct Postal Service experience and his recent attempts to undermine mail deliveryRead More
Free Speech For People Exposes Fraudulent Marketing Practices by Nation’s Largest Voting System Vendor, Spurring Rebuke by the U.S. Election Assistance Commission Posted on August 13, 2020 (August 13, 2020) Election Protection The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) censured the nation’s largest voting machine manufacturer Election Systems & Software (ES&S) for falsely advertising its voting machines with wireless modems as federally certified by the EAC. None of the ES&S systems with wireless modems have passed federal certification. The issue was brought to the attention of the EACRead More
FSFP Senior Advisor On Election Security Susan Greenhalgh To Present Paper On Best Practices for Online Balloting Options at DEFCON Voting Village. Posted on August 7, 2020 (August 7, 2020) Election Protection Free Speech For People’s Senior Advisor On Election Security, Susan Greenhalgh, will present the white paper “Leveraging Electronic Balloting Options Safely and Securely During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” at the virtual DEF CON Voting Village with co-author, Dr. Steve Newell, project director of the Center for Evidence in Public Issues at the American Association of theRead More
Voting Rights Advocates Ask Court to Block Unsafe and Unequal State Election Rules During a Pandemic In Pennsylvania Posted on August 7, 2020 (August 7, 2020) Election Protection Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed on behalf of the Pennsylvania NAACP cites major flaws in Pennsylvania’s current election plans that threaten voters’ ability to vote safely in November. HARRISBURG, PA (August 7, 2020) — Last night, Free Speech For People and the law firm Dechert LLP filed a Motion for Preliminary Injunction in the PennsylvaniaRead More
Voting Rights Advocates File Brief Supporting Motion for Preliminary Injunction to Block Use of Unsafe and Insecure Electronic Voting Machines In North Carolina Posted on August 5, 2020 (August 6, 2020) Election Protection Free Speech For People, Lawyers’ Committee For Civil Rights, and pro bono law firm Sheppard Mullin, on behalf of plaintiffs North Carolina NAACP and several individual voters, are seeking a preliminary injunction to enjoin the use of the insecure, unreliable, unsafe, and unverifiable ExpressVote voting machine in North Carolina. On Tuesday, the plaintiffs submitted aRead More
Free Speech For People Calls for Investigation of Internet Voting Company Voatz Posted on July 24, 2020 (July 24, 2020) Election Protection Free Speech For People wrote to the state attorneys general of six states (Colorado, Delaware, Massachusetts, Oregon, Utah, and West Virginia), and the Department of Homeland Security’s Inspector General, calling for an investigation of Voatz, a Boston-based internet voting company, for deceptive and misleading marketing that may violate state laws against consumer deception or fraudulentRead More
FSFP Lawsuit Challenging Unsafe and Unequal Election Practices in Texas Featured In Texas Tribune Posted on July 24, 2020 Election Protection The Texas Tribune recently covered Free Speech For People’s lawsuit challenging unsafe and unequal election practices in Texas. The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Mi Familia Vota, the Texas NAACP, and individual Texas voters seeking to ensure that Texas in-person voters will be able to cast their votes safely during the COVID-19 pandemic. “InRead More
FSFP Senior Advisor On Election Security Susan Greenhalgh Issues Statement on EAC Press Release Disavowing False Claims made by Online Voting System Vendors. Posted on July 24, 2020 (July 24, 2020) Election Protection FSFP Senior Advisor On Election Security Susan Greenhalgh recently issued a statement on the Election Assistance Commision’s press release disavowing false claims made by online voting system vendors. Read the statement below. The U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) took an extraordinary step yesterday to push back on the false claims and deceptive marketing practices advancedRead More