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Newsday: Suit aims to block touch screen voting machine
Led by Common Cause New York, the group contends the state Board of Elections erred in August when it certified for use the ExpressVote XL, a touch screen machine. The machine allows voters to mark a ballot electronically instead of on paper and ... displays selections on a summary card. Advocates said that's not enough to verify ballots independently, as required by state law. In their lawsuit, the advocates said: "As a voter cannot read a bar code, the voter's ballot is not certifiable. No voter can verify that the bar code accurately reflects the voter's selections shown on the summary card." The advocates want a court to reverse the certification, ... which would mean county boards of election couldn't purchase the ExpressVote XL. In New York, each county purchases its own voting machines, selecting from choices certified by the state.
Found in: Common Cause
Common Cause/NY & The Black Institute Sue NYSBOE Over Certification of Flawed Voting Machine
"The certification of the ExpressVote XL – an expensive and below standard voting machine – was a major step backwards for New York, and an exceedingly poor decision ahead of the 2024 presidential election year when election security remains a fraught topic. Paper ballots marked by the voter -- which New York currently uses -- are the preferred election security standard. The court must overturn the Board of Elections' wrong decision to certify the machine before the 2024 election," said Susan Lerner, Executive Director of Common Cause/NY.
Found in: Common Cause New York
Telegram and Gazette: Lowering voting age bolsters democracy, civic engagement in Mass.
"As we give young folks a pat on the back for their impressive rate of civic engagement, we should also enact policies that encourage them to get involved earlier and stay engaged."
Found in: Common Cause Massachusetts
Pennsylvania Capital-Star: Voting rights groups call for investigation of Election Day problems in Northampton County
The groups, including the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, Common Cause PA, All Voting is Local, PA Voice, Action Together NEPA, and PA Stands Up, called for a full investigation and a report to provide transparency for the public. “The county’s conflicting messages to the public on Election Day led to confusion, concern, and doubt in the security and accuracy of votes. These mistakes grow into misinformation,” said Philip Hensley-Robin, executive director of Common Cause PA.
Found in: Common Cause
Voting Rights Organizations Call for Accountability in Northhampton County Election Day Programming Error
County must improve pre-election testing, contingency plans, and voter communication efforts
Found in: Common Cause Pennsylvania
Northampton County voting machine error has local, state leaders calling for further review
Voting rights advocacy organizations have quickly responded to errors in Northhampton county.
Found in: Common Cause Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania voting machine error did not reveal ‘election fraud’
Common Cause Pennsylvania debunks claims that voting machines in Northhampton County "flipped" votes.
Found in: Common Cause Pennsylvania
National Voting Rights Organization: Let Election Workers Do Their Job
Today, Common Cause, a national, nonpartisan voting rights organization is urging all Americans to let election workers do their job in response to reports of election offices receiving threatening letters, some laced with fentanyl. The letters were sent to offices in California, Georgia, Oregon, Nevada, and Washington following the November 7 election.
Found in: Common Cause
PolitiFact: On Nov. 7, 2023, Pennsylvania voting machines were “flipping votes,” which is evidence of “election fraud.”
Five local voting rights advocacy groups, including Common Cause Pennsylvania and the American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania, called the incident "an unfortunate situation caused by human error," but said it did not amount to election fraud. "This is a programming error that is being weaponized for disinformation purposes," Philip Hensley-Robin, executive director of Common Cause Pennsylvania, told PolitiFact.