It's Disability Voting Rights Week! Disability activists have fought hard for accessibility rights for voters with disabilities, which benefit everyone. If you run into trouble when voting, call or text Election Protection at 866-OUR-VOTE to get help right away.

Your vote is your voice, and every voice belongs in our democracy. 🗳️✨ This #DisabilityVotingRightsWeek, make sure you know your rights at the polls. Check your registration and make a plan to vote today!

🚨New Resource: We joined Advance Elections and the @electionlawprogram.bsky.social in releasing a joint report that shares how to protect ballots & equipment at every stage of an election. Bookmark the Election Chain of Custody Blueprint: verifiedvoting.org/chainofcusto...

“Public trust in our elections depends on predictable, resilient systems, and true resilience cannot be built in four days.” — Alexa Raad, Cybersecurity Expert & Advisory Board Member Read Alexa’s blog post here: verifiedvoting.org/blog-usps-al...

Across the country, thousands of election officials and poll workers have spent countless hours testing equipment, training, and preparing ballots in a midterm election year. Ahead of #LaborDay weekend, we want to say thank you to everyone working to make our elections possible 💙

States are days away from handing voter roll data to USPS, with no clarity on what happens to it next. Verified Voting President & CEO Pamela Smith told @ms.now's Vaughn Hillyard why that uncertainty lands hardest on election officials. Watch: bit.ly/4zFkQJY

CEO Pamela Smith's conversation with MSNow's Vaughn Hillyard

President & CEO Pamela Smith chatted with @msnow 's Vaughn Hillyard about the potential requirement for states to turn over voter roll data to the U.S. Postal Service, what could later be done with that data, and how it puts a heavy burden of uncertainty on state election officials.

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ICYMI, 3 members of our board and advisory board recently took the stage at @defcon's Voting Village: 🔹Barbara Simons on the risks of internet voting 🔹Kevin Shelley on the fight for paper ballots 🔹Wayne Williams on implementing CO's first statewide RLA Watch: bit.ly/4cFhoFm

New from @ncslorg.bsky.social: Takeaways from their pre-Legislative Summit gathering of elections and redistricting policymakers in Chicago. Our Mark Lindeman was there with a reminder that secure elections come down to more than technology—"It's the people." tinyurl.com/yu9hteuj

Our President & CEO Pam Smith on SCOTUS clearing the way for part of the Trump administration's executive order overhauling mail-in ballots: “Attempting to force administrative overhauls while ballots are actively going to print is a recipe for disaster." bit.ly/4wJWFr9

Ever wonder how election officials keep ballots and election equipment secure? Every container is sealed, and it can't be opened without leaving a mark. Each time materials change hands, they check that seal and sign off on it. It's one of many ways your vote is protected.

🍑 Georgia voters: Your state legislature passed a new elections bill this summer. Wondering how or if it'll change how you vote this November? Verified Voting's new explainer walks through what's different this year, and what changes are on the horizon: bit.ly/3UoMzyr

Nearly 50 million people ages 18-29 are eligible to vote this November, and millions will cast a ballot for the first time. On #NationalYouthDay, we’re glad to see organizations like TurnUp helping new young voters get registered and ready 💪 Learn more: www.turnup.us/

Poll workers are the backbone of every election ⭐️ On National Poll Worker Recruitment Day, #HelpAmericaVote by signing up with your local elections office: www.eac.gov/help-america-vote

Verified Voting's Corrie Emerson and Chrissa LaPorte were in Pennsylvania this week, meeting with local election officials on risk-limiting audits (RLAs)—walking through both the technical guidance and how to communicate RLAs to voters ⭐️

61 years ago today, the Voting Rights Act of 1965 was signed into law. Since then, court rulings have stripped away much of its protection. Every eligible voter deserves equal access to the ballot box—and confidence that their vote is counted accurately and verifiably. #VRA

100 days until the midterms. Here's your checklist: ✅ Check your voter registration status ✅ Confirm your polling place ✅ Request your mail ballot if your state requires it ✅ Note your state's deadlines Your state's official election website has all of it. Start there. 🗳️

Your friendly neighborhood election officials are suiting up every day to keep your vote safe, fair, and secure. It’s a #BrandNewDay to make a voting plan for the midterms today! 🕷️

Another week, another conference! Our Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs, C.Jay Coles, was in Chicago for the @ncslorg.bsky.social Legislative Summit—the largest bipartisan gathering of state legislators and legislative staff in the country #NCSLsummit

Yesterday, before #NCSLSummit kicked off today, our Mark Lindeman spoke at the "Election Technology Landscape in 2026" session, where he defined + traced the evolution of voting systems to help legislators better understand the technology behind the voting process!

On the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, remember: accessible elections strengthen our democracy, and it's thanks to groups like @ndrnadvocates.bsky.social and @aapd.com who continue fighting for every voter's right to cast a private, independent, and accessible ballot. #ADA36

1 in 6 voters have a disability. Yet, voters with disabilities are often met with a range of disproportionately burdensome barriers to voting. As federal protections weaken, states can pass their own Voting Rights Acts to safeguard the freedom to vote. 🧵1/5

Victory: a federal court ruled today that voting rights groups can continue their challenge to President Trump’s executive order restricting mail voting. The court reiterated, “The President plays no role in the regulation of elections” and that his mandate to USPS is unconstitutional.

Federal Judge Finds Disenfranchisement is ‘Plausibly Likely and Imminent’ Due to Executive Order Restricting Mail Voting

U.S. District Court in Massachusetts rules that voting rights groups have standing and valid constitutional claims to move forward with a challenge to the executive order

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States run elections—not the president. As threats to the midterms escalate, governors, AGs, & secretaries of state are on the front line defending free and fair elections in 2026. https://statesunited.org/resources/2026-midterm-election-threats/

The Threats to the Midterm Elections

What began in 2016 as false campaign rhetoric about voter fraud exploded after the 2020 election, when he refused to accept defeat. Now back in power, Trump is using the force of the federal governmen...

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Our Deputy Policy & Strategy Director, Chrissa LaPorte, is in Massachusetts this week for the the National Association of State Election Directors (NASED) Summer Conference, where state election directors from across the country gather to discuss the latest developments in election administration ⭐️

Last week, our Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs, C.Jay Coles, joined election leaders at the National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS) 2026 Summer Conference in Rapid City, SD to share best practices for secure elections and discuss how states can strengthen systems for voters 🗳

President & CEO Pam Smith on Trump's false election security claims last night: "Six years and more than 60 failed lawsuits later, there's no new way for the president to say the 2020 election was stolen, because it wasn’t." Read the full statement: bit.ly/44A4IeK

Election Systems Expert: Tonight’s Claims Sow Doubt, Not Unity

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📣 Covering the 2026 elections? @sciline.org's new reporter guide breaks down the equipment, tech, and procedures used to count votes—including insight from Verified Voting and our own Mark Lindeman on how Risk-Limiting Audits help verify outcomes: bit.ly/3TAu0H2

🚨 ATTENTION MONTGOMERY! 📰 Montgomery County Board of Elections will conduct the risk-limiting audit of the 2026 Primary Election 💻 www2.montgomerycountymd.gov/mcgportalapp... #YourVoiceYourVote2026 🇺🇸

🚨 Montgomery Co., MD is live streaming its first-ever Risk-Limiting Audit. Tune in to watch officials hand-tallying a random sample of ballots from the Republican gubernatorial primary to statistically check them against machine results: bit.ly/4w34hWj @mocovotesmd.bsky.social

Georgia's 2020 election is one of the most thoroughly examined in American history. It was free, fair, and secure. Claims to the contrary are just more attempts to "undermine confidence in the midterms" https://www.ajc.com/politics/2026/07/fbi-presses-ahead-with-probe-of-georgias-2020-election/

FBI presses ahead with probe of Georgia’s 2020 election

FBI analysts race toward a July deadline to complete tens of thousands of record checks related to Fulton County's 2020 presidential election.

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