Voting Machine Manufacturer Under Fire for False Advertising Claims Posted on January 13, 2020 (June 18, 2020) Election Protection As reported on NBC, Free Speech For People and National Election Defense Coalition urge U.S. Election Assistance Commission to investigate voting machine manufacturer ES&S for falsely advertising the security certification of its voting machines with wireless modems Two leading national advocacy groups are calling on the U.S. Election Assistance Commission to investigate ES&S, one ofRead More
New Lawsuit Challenges Insecure, Unreliable Voting Machines in Pennsylvania Posted on December 13, 2019 (June 18, 2020) Election Protection Coalition of advocacy groups and voters file lawsuit against Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth alleging the illegality of the ExpressVote XL voting machines PHILADELPHIA, PA (Friday, Dec. 13) – A coalition of advocacy groups and voters has filed a lawsuit against Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Kathy Boockvar alleging that the state’s use of theRead More
Election Security Experts Highlight Major Flaws In Tennessee Election Systems Posted on November 8, 2019 (June 18, 2020) Election Protection CINCINNATI, OH – Free Speech For People and the law firm Covington & Burling filed an amicus brief in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit on Thursday, November 7, 2019, on behalf of the National Election Defense Coalition, the U.S. Technology Policy Committee of the Association for Computing Machinery, and individual computerRead More
Following Serious Failure of New Voting Machines in Northampton County, Citizens’ Groups Reaffirm Call for Decertification of Controversial ExpressVote XL Voting Machines Posted on November 7, 2019 (June 12, 2020) Election Protection PHILADELPHIA, PA – In response to the failure of Northampton County’s new ExpressVote XL voting machines in their inaugural election, advocates for election system security, accuracy and transparency have renewed their call for the Secretary of the Commonwealth to decertify the contentious voting system. The National Election Defense Coalition, Citizens for Better Elections, Free SpeechRead More
Tell Mitch McConnell: We need election security! Posted on September 17, 2019 (June 18, 2020) Election Protection In 2016, Russia interfered with our elections to help elect Donald Trump. According to multiple current and former officials, foreign powers are already attempting to meddle in the 2020 election as well. And our election systems across the country remain vulnerable. Yet, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell recently blocked two bills meant to safeguard ourRead More
Election Security Experts Condemn Pennsylvania Secretary of State’s Re-Examination of Voting Machines Posted on September 4, 2019 (June 18, 2020) Election Protection Secretary of State Boockvar announced today that her office has completed a mandatory re-examination of the ES&S ExpressVote XL electronic voting machine following a petition on behalf of registered electors of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania indicating that the new voting machines fail to meet election standards set by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania and listing tenRead More
FSFP & Allies Issue Letter Urging Congress To Hold Hearings On Election Security Posted on August 30, 2019 (June 18, 2020) Election Protection WASHINGTON, D.C. (August 28, 2019) – Following the findings in a recently released report from the Senate Select Committee on Intelligence (SSCI), a coalition of government watchdog organizations, including Free Speech For People, FreedomWorks, National Election Defense Coalition and Public Citizen, sent a letter to the Chair and Ranking Member of the Senate Committee onRead More
New Development In Petition To Re-Examine ES&S ExpressVoteXL Voting Machines Posted on August 23, 2019 (June 12, 2020) Election Protection Last month, Citizens for Better Elections, Free Speech For People, National Election Defense Coalition, and Protect Our Vote Philly petitioned the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania on behalf of Pennsylvania voters to re-examine the ES&S ExpressVote XL voting machine due to concerns about security, privacy, verifiability, and accessibility. The Secretary agreed to act expeditiouslyRead More
Election Security Concerns Trigger Re-Examination of Voting Machines in Pennsylvania Posted on July 17, 2019 (June 12, 2020) Election Protection Citizens for Better Elections, Free Speech For People, National Election Defense Coalition, and Protect Our Vote Philly Filed a Petition to the Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Outlining 11 Deficiencies with the ExpressVote XL, Triggering a Mandatory Re-Examination PHILADELPHIA, PA (July 17, 2019) – A petition filed Tuesday on behalf of registered electors ofRead More
Think Progress: Lawsuit asks why a Republican elections official is downplaying America’s voting security threat Posted on June 26, 2019 (June 18, 2020) Election Protection In an article for ThinkProgress, Danielle McLean covers our lawsuit on behalf of the National Election Defense Coalition (NEDC) to uncover communications about election security to and from the National Association of Secretaries of State. The lawsuit under the Indiana Access to Public Records Act charges the Indiana Secretary of State, Connie Lawson, with unlawfully denying accessRead More