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
BREAKING: Free Speech For People, National Election Defense Coalition Sue for Access to Election Security Emails Posted on June 20, 2019 (June 18, 2020) Election Protection Free Speech For People has filed a 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 access toRead More
Free Speech For People and National Election Defense Coalition to U.S. Election Assistance Commission: Don’t Let Voting Machine Vendors Use Obsolete Standards Posted on June 7, 2019 (June 18, 2020) Election Protection Free Speech For People and the National Election Defense Coalition (NEDC) submitted a public comment to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission regarding the Commission’s proposed new voting system guidelines. These guidelines were last updated in 2005. Unfortunately, the Commission’s past practice has been that, after guidelines have been updated, voting machine vendors can still testRead More
The Money In Politics Webinar That’s Not To Be Missed! Posted on January 8, 2014 (July 16, 2021) Democracy Amendments Ben Cohen, co-founder of Ben & Jerry’s Ice Cream and founder of the Stamp Stampede movement, will be the guest in a national webinar tonight, January 8th, at 8:30 PM ET. He will be discussing, along with other allies at Public Citizens and Our Time, about how big money is influencing our elections and the implications of the impending court ruling in McCutcheon vs. FEC. Sign up for the webinar here. Read More