Another Victory for Voting Rights! Federal Court Ruling Protects Voters in Texas who Require Assistance to Vote Posted on October 23, 2024 Election Protection The federal district court in San Antonio has issued another ruling to protect Texas voters, striking down laws that prevent voters with disabilities, with low literacy, and with limited-English-proficiency from receiving help from assisters they choose and trust. The ruling protects millions of Texas voters and protects the organizations and individuals who provide vital assistanceRead More
PBS NewsHour Reports on the Problems of Using Touchscreen Ballot Marking Devices Posted on October 16, 2024 Election Protection Recently the PBS NewsHour aired a segment that highlighted the weaknesses and risks caused by using computerized touchscreen voting machines to record vote selections on a paper ballot – instead of marking paper ballots with a pen, the most common voting method in the country. The segment featured Dr. J. Alex Halderman, a computer scientistRead More
Public Interest Groups Urge U.S. Attorney General and Wisconsin Attorney General To Investigate Illegal Attempt to Intimidate Thousands of Young Voters in Wisconsin Posted on October 15, 2024 Election Protection WASHINGTON, DC (October 15, 2024) – Free Speech For People issued a letter today to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and Wisconsin Attorney General Josh Kaul on behalf of the League of Women Voters of Wisconsin, demanding that they investigate threatening text messages, identify the source, and promptly take appropriate enforcement action against the perpetratorsRead More
Government Watchdogs Demand Attorneys Turn Over Evidence of Another Possible Voting System Breach by the Trump Campaign Posted on October 8, 2024 (October 8, 2024) Election Protection Represented by American Oversight and Caplan Cobb, Free Speech For People sent a letter demanding the production of a public record of an alleged voting system breach. WASHINGTON, D.C. – October 8, 2024 – Representing Free Speech For People, American Oversight and Caplan Cobb sent a demand letter today to Hall Booth Smith, P.C. (HBS),Read More
FSFP demands investigation of Mike Lindell-backed group “Election Crime Bureau” for baiting county election officials in Georgia Posted on October 4, 2024 (October 4, 2024) Election Protection Today, Free Speech For People issued letters to U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland and Georgia Attorney General Christopher Carr, urging both offices to investigate the “Election Crime Bureau,” a non-governmental, extremist organization founded by election-denier and MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell. The private group recently posed as a law enforcement agency conducting a criminal investigation andRead More
Victory for voting rights! Federal court ruling protects voter education canvassers in Texas Posted on September 30, 2024 Election Protection On September 28, 2024, the federal district court in San Antonio struck down a law that criminalized canvassing by voter education organizations across Texas. Free Speech For People applauds this decision, which comes at a crucial juncture before the 2024 general election. The ruling will protect civic engagement organization employees from criminal sanctions, and willRead More
MUST WATCH: The DOJ and FBI must investigate the multistate plot by Trump’s allies to illegally take voting system software Posted on September 24, 2024 (September 24, 2024) Election Protection Free Speech For People has just released a new short video with a call to action to urge Members of Congress to demand that the DOJ and FBI investigate the multistate plot, by Trump attorneys and allies, to unlawfully take copies of voting system software and share them with other election deniers. WATCH: The DOJRead More
Supreme Court Requires Temporary Enforcement of an Unlawful Anti-Voter Law in Arizona While Case is Pending in Ninth Circuit Posted on September 11, 2024 Election Protection Phoenix, AZ – The U.S. Department of Justice and several voting rights organizations appeared before the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit on Tuesday, September 10, 2024, to defend voters’ rights against an appeal by the state of Arizona, two Arizona legislators, and the Republican National Committee, who seek to reinstate a voterRead More
Free Speech For People’s Statement on Tina Peters’ Conviction Posted on August 19, 2024 Election Protection Tina Peters’ conviction underscores the need for a federal investigation into the multistate conspiracy by Trump allies to breach voting machines and take voting system software. The software taken from Mesa County, Colorado, could be used to try to contest election results. While Tina Peters’ conviction may suggest that the system is holding accountable Trump’sRead More
Department of Justice Files Statement of Interest in New Hampshire AI Robocall Lawsuit Defending the Right of Plaintiffs to Sue Under the Voting Rights Act Posted on July 29, 2024 Election Protection As reported in the Associated Press, the U.S. Department of Justice filed a statement of interest in League of Women Voters of New Hampshire v. Kramer before the U.S. District Court of New Hampshire. The DOJ supports the plaintiffs’ right to sue under the Voting Rights Act to challenge the use of intimidating robocalls toRead More