Verified Voting

06/19/2026

is a time to honor the generations of Black Americans who fought to secure the freedom and equal rights promised by our democracy — and this year’s observance comes at a pivotal moment for voting rights.

Recent court decisions have narrowed longstanding protections under the Voting Rights Act, creating new uncertainty about ballot access for Black voters and communities of color across the country.

Verified Voting knows strong democracies require both broad access to the ballot and trustworthy election systems. The fight to secure both has been long, and it isn’t over. We remain committed to advancing elections that are accessible and secure.

06/18/2026

AI is reshaping the threat landscape for elections in ways that demand urgent action—from deepfakes and chatbot misinformation sowing confusion among voters, to increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks on election infrastructure. At the same time, key federal cybersecurity resources like CISA have been significantly weakened, placing even more responsibility on the private sector to step up.

Secure and trustworthy elections depend on an information environment where voters can trust what they’re seeing. That’s why Verified Voting joined 23 organizations in signing an open letter to AI developers and social media platforms calling for concrete, enforceable commitments:

🔹 Restrictions on election-related misuse of AI tools, with clear mechanisms for users to report violations and consistent enforcement;
🔹 Regular transparency reports on election-related issues identified on their platforms;
🔹 Cybersecurity protections and direct resources for election administrators and the systems they rely on.

Read the full letter:

06/16/2026

Confidence in our elections is already fragile. The last thing we should do is introduce more risk.

That's exactly what internet voting, mobile voting, and electronic ballot return do.

These technologies are being promoted as the future of elections, but as Verified Voting’s Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs, C.Jay Coles, points out: "Saying something is secure does not actually make it so."

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06/09/2026

Pride Month is a time to celebrate the LGBTQ+ community's power, joy, and longstanding presence in the fight for a democracy that works for everyone 🏳️‍🌈🏳️‍⚧️

Access to the ballot is a fundamental right, yet, transgender and nonbinary voters are facing mounting threats this year. From state ID laws to federal passport policy changes, barriers to participation are real and growing.

As we honor Pride, we also recognize that protecting democracy means ensuring every eligible voter can participate freely, safely, and without unnecessary obstruction. Organizations like HeadCount help make voting more accessible by providing resources to:

☑️ Register to vote
☑️ Understand your state’s voting laws
☑️ Update your ID and additional documents

Because when every voice can be heard, our elections — and communities — are stronger for it. Learn more and get started here:

HeadCount's Vote With Pride provides voter registration help, ID guidance, and resources for LGBTQ+, transgender, and non-binary voters.

06/04/2026

Midterms are coming, and work is underway to ensure elections remain fair, accessible, and accurate for every voter.

Our new blog recaps Verified Voting’s recent joint supporter briefing with the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law, where Pam Smith and Brennan Center Counsel Derek Tisler broke down what's at stake heading into the midterms, why resilient election systems don't happen by accident, and how this work is protecting elections and the workers who make them possible.

Read the full blog at the link in our comments.

06/02/2026

Did you know Pennsylvania is conducting a Risk-Limiting Audit (RLA) of their primary election right now? Our Deputy Policy & Strategy Director, Chrissa LaPorte, was on the ground in Chester County this morning as officials completed an efficient and smooth hand count as part of the process.

RLAs are one of the strongest post-election audit tools available to states. They verify that results coming out of voting machines match the voter-verified paper ballots, catch issues that pre-election testing can miss, and give election officials clear, shareable evidence that the outcome is accurate.

This is election verification working as it should ✅

05/29/2026

After a sheriff seized thousands of ballots on false fraud claims, California just passed a law to strengthen ballot security and protect the chain of custody so every vote remains protected throughout the election process.

Gov. Gavin Newsom signed legislation Wednesday aimed at tightening California's election security rules ahead of the June 2 statewide primary.

05/28/2026

Even as courts weigh the future of mail voting access in this country, the evidence hasn't changed: it has a decades-long track record of security and expands access to the ballot for millions of Americans every election.

A court found it’s too early to act in a lawsuit that says the president is trying to usurp the states’ authority to run elections.

05/21/2026

Verified Voting President & CEO Pam Smith on Colorado Gov. Jared Polis's commutation of Tina Peters, convicted of election security felonies for allowing unauthorized access to Mesa County's voting equipment:

“Maintaining a secure chain of custody for ballots and voting equipment is one of the most important safeguards in our election system. It assures voters that their ballots and personal data are safe, and that their election officials are shielding election technology from unauthorized access.

“When Tina Peters broke chain of custody in pursuit of a false fraud narrative, she not only endangered those systems, she violated the trust of voters in Mesa County. That trust is far harder to restore than the taxpayer-funded voting equipment she compromised and ultimately forced voters to replace. It’s inexcusable that the same governor who signed the Colorado Election Security Act just a few years ago would now weaken democracy and the rule of law with his action.”

Read the full statement:

May202026Press ReleaseFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONTACT: [email protected] PHILADELPHIA (May 20, 2026) — Following Colorado Governor Jared Polis’s commutation of former Mesa County Clerk Tina Peters’s prison sentence for felony convictions related to breaches of election equipment security ...