BUILDING a biPartisan MOVEMENT FOR ELECTION DEFENSE
Since 2013, the National Election Defense Coalition (NEDC) has been building an effective bipartisan movement to defend voting rights by ending the use of insecure electronic voting systems which are vulnerable to hacking, manipulation and fraud.
In 2020, the threat of the COVID 19 pandemic is posing a new challenge to voters and elections officials.
Read the NEDC position statement and proposed solutions.
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THE COVID-19 ELECTIONS EMERGENCY
FINDING BIPARTISAN COMMON GROUND AND COMMON SENSE SOLUTIONS
National Election Defense Coalition Position Statement
May 22, 2020
In recent weeks a veritable tsunami of fundraising appeals have flooded Inboxes as partisan NGOs look to capitalize on the COVID-19 elections crisis, focusing on Vote by Mail (VBM) as either the solution to protect democracy, or an evil nexus of corruption. Some on the left insist that Democrats must promote universal VBM if they are to defeat Trump. Others on the right proclaim that the Democrats must be stopped from stealing the elections through VBM fraud, despite virtually no proof that such fraud existed in past elections.
Common ground and reasonable solutions do in fact exist, but time is quickly running out for a strong bipartisan push to ensure that effective, state-based efforts are funded and ready for 2020, and that our ballots are secured from hacking and counted with accuracy and transparency.
ELECTION 2020 NEWS:
NEDC 2020 CAMPAIGN: DEMOCRACY IN THE SPOTLIGHT
The National Election Defense Coalition (NEDC) with the help of celebrities, artists, influencers and creative leaders is building the Creative Arts Council to lead a 2020 campaign - Democracy in the Spotlight - raising public awareness of urgent election security issues.
NEDC PRESS RELEASES
CONSERVATIVE AND PROGRESSIVE GROUPS UNITE TO PRESSURE PA LAWMAKERS TO ENSURE SAFE, SECURE ELECTIONS IN NOVEMBER
Americans for Tax Reform, FreedomWorks, Public Citizen, National Election Defense Coalition call for immediate investment in voter-verified paper ballots and COVID-19 security measures
June 30, 2020 - Pennsylvania’s chaotic June primary – plagued by long lines, equipment failure and lack of preparation amid the COVID-19 pandemic – sets the stage for a disastrous November election if immediate steps aren’t taken by the state, said a group of conservative and progressive organizations in a letter to Gov. Tom Wolf and Secretary of State Kathy Boockvar.
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A Victory for Election Transparency: Indiana Secretary of State Ordered to Disclose Communications Regarding the Security of Voting Machines
Judge ruled Indiana SOS Lawson deliberately withheld access to information on voting machine reliability and security
June 23, 2020 - An Indiana state court judge ruled in partial favor of the National Election Defense Coalition (NEDC) today in a lawsuit to uncover communications about election security to and from the National Association of Secretaries of State.
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NEDC ADVOCACY
IOWA CAUCUS RESULTS DELAYED BY COMPUTER FAILURE
NEDC STATEMENT ON THE IOWA CAUCUS APP FAILURE
The failure of the smartphone application used by the Iowa Democratic Party illustrated in harsh relief exactly why we should not use any voting technology that is internet connected.
NEDC Requests THAT THE EAC Investigate ES&S VOTING SYSTEMS
In a letter obtained by NBC News sent to the EAC on Tuesday, the National Election Defense Coalition asked the agency to look into whether ES&S violated agency regulations by implying that DS200 voting machines with modems are EAC certified.
“ES&S has repeatedly advertised its DS200 with internal modem — a critical component to ES&S’s voting systems — as being EAC certified when, in fact, it is not,” the letter said. “We therefore again respectfully request that EAC investigate and take action to correct this serious issue.”
NEDC in PA Court Fighting AGAINST ES&S ExpressVote XL
PHILADELPHIA, PA (Dec, 2019) – A coalition of advocacy groups and voters has filed a lawsuit against Pennsylvania Secretary of the Commonwealth Kathy Boockvar alleging that the state’s use of the ExpressVote XL voting machines violates the Election Code and the Pennsylvania Constitution.
The plaintiffs in the lawsuit include the National Election Defense Coalition (NEDC), the Pennsylvania-based Citizens for Better Elections (CBE), and individual Pennsylvania voters. The BakerHostetler law firm serves as counsel for the plaintiffs.
NEDC IN THE NEWS
UPDATE: After leading a long fight for Congressional funding. NEDC finally sees $425 million dollars allocated to the states in the 2020 budget.
There’s a lot to like in Congress’s new election security measures. But there’s a big omission.
By Washington Post Editorial Board
There’s a lot to like in this year’s appropriations agreements, starting with a lump sum for states to bolster critical voting infrastructure. The $425 million Congress is providing in 2020 comes many days late and many dollars short according to experts, who say billions were needed starting at least two years ago. But it’s still an improvement over the $380 million allocated in 2018, and the $0 allocated this past year. These funds will be doled out in grants to states, which can then decide how to use them.
September, 2019: Senate appropriators allocated $0 for election security at the Sept 17th FSGG Appropriations Committee hearing.
However, immediately following a press conference by NEDC and conservative advocates on September 18th, including Grover Norquist of Americans for Tax Reform and Adam Brandon of FreedomWorks, Senator McConnell reversed course, co-sponsoring an amendment allocating $250 million for election security.
REPORT: The Dangers of Online Voting
REPORT BY NEDC AND ALLIES URGES NATIONWIDE E-BALLOT QUARANTINE
Congress Appropriates $380 Million for Election Security
STATES MUST FUND PAPER BALLOTS AND ROBUST POST-ELECTION AUDITS
Securing the Nation’s Voting Machines: A Toolkit for Advocates and Election Officials
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NEDC SUPPORT FOR BIPARTISAN LEGISLATION
On August 22, 2018, Senator James Lankford delivered a speech on the floor of the U.S. Senate about his bipartisan Secure Elections Act.
NEDC Congressional education helped galvanize the Secure Elections Act (S.2593), introduced in December of 2017 by a bipartisan group of six Senators; James Lankford (R-OK), Amy Klobuchar (D-MN), Lindsey Graham (R-SC), Kamala Harris (D-CA), Susan Collins (R-ME), and Martin Heinrich (D-NM). The PAPER Act (H.R. 3751) also has strong bipartisan support, including Grover Norquist and Americans for Tax Reform. The immediate aim of both bills is to secure federal support for states and counties to replace antiquated paperless voting machines before the 2018 and 2020 federal elections and to press for policy changes to ensure election administrators have the auditing tools and training to detect and thwart a cyber-attack.