Citing national security concerns, over two dozen of the nation’s leading computer security experts urge California lawmakers to reject online voting bill Posted on June 16, 2022 (June 16, 2022) Election Protection A bill moving through the legislature would expand online voting in California; online voting has been rejected as “high risk” by the Department of Homeland Security Sacramento, June 16, 2022 – More than two dozen leading computer security experts are urging California lawmakers “in the strongest possible terms” to reject legislation that would allow votersRead More
As Internet Voting Legislation Advances, Coalition of Good Government, Democracy Organizations, and Election Integrity Experts Issue Statement Opposing Online Voting in California Posted on June 14, 2022 (June 16, 2022) Election Protection California’s proposed SB1480 would allow ballots to be transmitted by “fax technology,” which the Department of Homeland Security has deemed dangerously insecure. SACRAMENTO, CA (June 14, 2022) – Over 35 national and California-based organizations and election integrity experts issued a public statement today expressing strong opposition to SB 1480, a bill passed by the CaliforniaRead More
A “Brazen Attempt to Scare” Voting Rights Groups, Plaintiffs Respond to Counter Claims in Colorado Voter Intimidation Lawsuit Posted on May 13, 2022 Election Protection A “Brazen Attempt to Scare” Voting Rights Groups, Plaintiffs Respond to Counter Claims in Colorado Voter Intimidation Lawsuit On Thursday night, three defendants charged with voter intimidation in violation of the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Ku Klux Klan Act lashed out at voting rights organizations by suing them for “defamation” andRead More
The Guardian Publishes New Article on our Federal Lawsuit to Stop Illegal Voter Intimidation in Colorado. Posted on May 9, 2022 Election Protection The Guardian recently published a new article on an ongoing lawsuit against the United States Election Integrity Plan (USEIP), a known extremist organization, for its illegal voter intimidation campaign in Colorado. Free Speech For People filed the lawsuit in federal court on behalf of The Colorado Montana Wyoming State Area Conference of the NAACP (NAACPRead More
Coalition of Citizen Advocacy Organizations Oppose California Internet Voting Bill Posted on April 27, 2022 (July 7, 2022) Election Protection A coalition of over thirty citizen advocacy groups, led by Free Speech For People and organized by the LA County Voters’ Action Coalition, sent a letter to the California State Senate Committee strongly opposing SB 1480, a bill that would expand voting over the Internet in California. The letter was also signed by Public Citizen,Read More
VOTING RIGHTS ORGANIZATIONS FILE FEDERAL LAWSUIT TO STOP ILLEGAL VOTER INTIMIDATION IN COLORADO Posted on March 9, 2022 (March 11, 2022) Election Protection The suit, filed against the US Election Integrity Plan and its leaders, argues that the group’s door-to-door, weaponized intimidation campaign violates the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the Ku Klux Klan Act of 1871 NAACP Colorado, League of Women Voters of Colorado, and Mi Familia Vota Seek Immediate Court Intervention As This Illegal VoterRead More
Susan Greenhalgh and Philip Stark Set the Record Straight on Voting System Security Report for ElectionLaw Blog Posted on March 8, 2022 (March 8, 2022) Election Protection Free Speech For People’s Senior Advisor for Election Security Susan Greenhalgh, and University of California at Berkley’s Distinguished Professor Philip Stark published a guest post for Rick Hasen’s ElectionLaw Blog on March 4th, “Setting the record straight on the security review in the Georgia voting machine lawsuit.” The post is a rebuttal to a newsletterRead More
Free Speech For People Leads Coalition of Organizations to Oppose the Continued Use of Electronic Voting Machines in Indiana. Posted on February 14, 2022 Election Protection Together with the Indiana League of Women Voters, Indiana Vote by Mail, and Verified Voting, Free Speech For People issued a letter on February 10 to Indiana state lawmakers to urge them to reject legislation that would continue the use of Indiana’s direct record electronic voting machines. A bill has been moving through the IndianaRead More
FSFP Senior Advisor on Election Security Susan Greenhalgh Featured in the Washington Post on the Dangers of Online Voting Systems. Posted on December 14, 2021 Election Protection Free Speech For People Senior Advisor on Election Security Susan Greenhalgh was recently featured in a new Washington Post story which revealed that the United States Postal Service secretly built and tested a blockchain-based mobile phone voting system prior to the 2020 election. At the direction of the USPS, researchers at the University of ColoradoRead More
Voting Rights Groups File Complaint Urging Court to Address Unconstitutional Voter Suppression Law In Texas. Posted on December 3, 2021 Election Protection On December 1, 2021, non-profit civic engagement organization Mi Familia Vota and individual voters filed an amended complaint in federal court in Texas to further address the unlawful new voter suppression law recently enacted by the State Legislature. The plaintiffs filed the complaint jointly with Houston Justice, Houston Area Urban League, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority,Read More