Experts Urge EAC to Enforce Firm Transition to New Voting System Standards. Posted on September 23, 2021 Election Protection Over a dozen leading computer and election security experts wrote to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC) to urge the agency to adopt a firm policy to phase out old, outdated voting system standards, in a letter organized by Free Speech For People. The EAC is responsible for running the federal voting system testing andRead More
The Supreme Court is Attacking Our Voting Rights Posted on September 15, 2021 (October 26, 2021) Election Protection The Supreme Court gutted the landmark 1965 Voting Rights Act twice. First, in their 2013 decision in Shelby County v. Holder, they stripped away the preclearance provision that protected voting rights in states with a history of voter suppression. Then this summer, in Brnovich v. Democratic National Committee, Justice Alito issued a majority opinion underminingRead More
AZ Central Publishes New Oped By Voting Rights Groups On Recent Federal Lawsuit Challenging Arizona’s New Voter Suppression Laws Posted on September 3, 2021 Election Protection AZ Central recently published a new oped by Mi Familia Vota, Arizona Coalition for Change, Living United for Change in Arizona (LUCHA), and Chispa Arizona on the new federal lawsuit challenging two voter suppression laws that were recently passed by the Arizona Legislature. Free Speech For People is honored to represent these voting rights groupsRead More
FSFP Legal Counsel Courtney Hostetler Discusses Our Federal Lawsuit Challenging Arizona’s New Voter Suppression Laws on The BradCast. Posted on August 27, 2021 (August 30, 2021) Election Protection FSFP Legal Counsel Courtney Hostetler recently appeared on The BradCast to discuss our recent lawsuit seeking to block two new voter suppression laws enacted by the Arizona Legislature. “Our arguments are one; that the Legislature knew exactly what it was doing and it passed this law with the intention of being discriminatory, and two; we’reRead More
Voting Rights Groups File Federal Lawsuit Challenging Arizona’s New Voter Suppression Laws Posted on August 17, 2021 Election Protection Citing the First, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution and the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a coalition of voting rights groups seeks federal court intervention to protect the right to vote in Arizona PHOENIX, AZ (August 17, 2021) – Mi Familia Vota, Arizona Coalition for Change, Living United for Change in ArizonaRead More
FSFP Senior Advisor on Election Security Susan Greenhalgh Discusses the Dangers of Wireless Connectivity in Federally Certified Voting Machines at DEFCON Voting Village. Posted on August 13, 2021 Election Protection FSFP Senior Advisor On Election Security Susan Greenhalgh recently appeared at DEFCON Voting Village to discuss why Free Speech For People is suing the U.S. Election Assistance Commission for its decision to allow devices with wireless networking capability in federally certified voting machines. The discussion provided an in-depth view of all the behind-the scenes charadesRead More
FSFP Senior Advisor on Election Security Susan Greenhalgh Discusses Our Recent Lawsuit Against The Election Assistance Commission on The Brad Blog. Posted on July 15, 2021 Election Protection Free Speech For People Senior Advisor on Election Security Susan Greenhalgh recently appeared on The Brad Blog to discuss our lawsuit against the U.S. Election Assistance Commission for improperly loosening voting system standards after private meetings with voting machine manufacturers. FSFP and renowned election security expert Professor Philip Stark are co-plaintiffs in this case. “TheRead More
U.S. Election Assistance Commission Sued for Improperly Loosening Voting System Standards After Private Meetings With Voting Machine Manufacturers. Posted on July 13, 2021 (July 13, 2021) Election Protection Free Speech For People and renowned election security expert Professor Philip Stark allege Election Assistance Commission violated federal laws to privately solicit input from voting system vendors for federal voting system requirements. Stark serves on the Board of Advisors for the federal agency WASHINGTON, D.C. (July 13, 2021) – A federally appointed election advisor andRead More
Free Speech For People Releases New Report Exposing False Claims And Deceptive Marketing by Voting Machine Vendors Posted on June 18, 2021 (March 15, 2022) Election Protection The detailed report examines specious or false claims made by Democracy Live and Voatz, two of the most prominent Internet voting system vendors in the United States. WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 18, 2021) – Free Speech For People has released a new report exposing how online voting system vendors have used false claims to promote theirRead More
Ohio Bans Wireless Connectivity in Voting Systems. Posted on June 17, 2021 Election Protection Earlier this year, Free Speech For People organized a letter to the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), signed by over two dozen computer and election security experts urging the EAC to include a robust ban on wireless connectivity capability in the federal voting system guidelines. Though the EAC disregarded the experts’ advice, the Ohio BoardRead More