Verified Voting

Verified Voting just wrapped "The Stakes Are Rising: Defending the 2026 Midterms" with Brennan Center for Justice at NYU Law—a briefing examining what the primary elections are signaling for November, where the most serious vulnerabilities in our election infrastructure lie, and how ongoing executive actions are creating real operational strain for the election officials tasked with delivering secure elections.

Our President & CEO Pam Smith on what that strain looks like on the ground right now:

"The resource strain on officials is real. Every hour an election director spends responding to questions driven by these executive orders is an hour they're not spending on election readiness. That's not trivial."

Stay tuned for more insights from today's briefing 🗳

This , we honor the generations of Asian American, Native Hawaiian & Pacific Islander trailblazers who have helped light the path forward to creating a more inclusive democracy! 🗳️

From securing the right to vote to confronting exclusionary policies, AANHPI communities have long played a vital role in advancing voting rights and civic representation.

Today, organizations like Asian Pacific Islander American Vote (APIAVote) continue building on that work—protecting voting rights, supporting informed participation, and ensuring every community has a voice in shaping our democracy.

Explore their policy and research work here:

Voting Rights In early US history, only white adult male property voters were allowed to vote. The 15th Amendment and later the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution set the foundation for voting rights in this nation.

Verified Voting is excited to welcome Tina Barton to our board of directors! 🌟

Tina brings decades of leadership in election administration—including eight years spent serving as the City Clerk of the City of Rochester Hills. She’s spent her career helping establish best practices on critical issues like chain of custody, and advancing practical solutions to help strengthen the integrity of our election system.

With her deep understanding of both the technical and human elements of running secure elections, we are thrilled for Tina to bring her expertise to Verified Voting and help further our mission of strengthening democracy and promoting the responsible use of technology in elections.

Learn more about Tina:

Who We Are C.Jay Coles is Verified Voting’s Deputy Director of Legislative Affairs. In this role he is responsible for tracking legislation around the country, advocating for legislation that aligns with Verified Voting’s interests (accuracy, security, and verifiability in our elections), and building rela...