Hart Leaps Ahead on First-in-The-Nation Election Security
From EPEC Team Voter Data Newsletter: Election systems vendor Hart InterCivic has jumped ahead with security best practices in the United States now that it is certified to the updated Voluntary Voting System Guidelines (VVSG) 2.0 standard via the Election Assistance Commission. It’s been a decade to get there —…...
Virginia’s Move to Slash Voter-List Prices Was Long Overdue
From EPEC Team Newsletter: The National Voter Registration Act mandates that voting records be available to the public or qualified groups at a “reasonable” cost. Federal court rulings in Illinois, Maryland, and Virginia from 2012 (Project Vote/Voting for America, Inc. v. Long) have affirmed the intent of section 8 of…...
Virginia’s Primary Election a Wrap, Candidates Set for Fall
Virginia’s 2025 general election candidates are set in the off-year election after the June primary election Tuesday; absentee ballots are still being finalized this week. In the Democrat statewide primary races, state senator Ghazala Hashmi squeaked out the nomination for lieutenant governor among a crowded field by just over 3,500…...
NOVA, Get Ready for a Voting Marathon
From EPECTeam newsletter: Virginia voters and election officials around the Commonwealth are heading into the last two weeks of its 45-day early voting stretch before the June 17th Primary Election. The results will finalize statewide candidates for Attorney General, Lt. Governor ahead of the gubernatorial election in the fall, and…...
EAC Board Talks up Trump Election Executive Order
The advisory board of the Election Assistance Commission met for two days this week in Washington for its annual meeting. Among the topics: the Trump Administration’s Executive Order on election integrity, and ongoing litigation over parts of the order. They did a lot of talking — and were told to…...
‘Judicial Coup’ Lands Between EAC and Proof of Citizenship
From EPECTeam Newsletter: District Court judge issues ‘pause’ on parts of election integrity Executive Order that adds documentary proof of citizenship to register to vote — just as EAC is gathering to take up the EO. Election integrity movement officials are scratching their heads over a federal court ruling…...
EAC Faces Key Deadlines for Election Security
From EPEC Team Newsletter: If the past five years have taught election integrity groups from both ends of the political spectrum anything, it is this: Machines and equipment used in United States elections are in need of a quantum leap forward in security features. The vehicle for assisting states and…...