Legislation & Testimony
Voting Technology
Letter to U.S. House of Representatives Urging Opposition to H.R. 3463
The Brennan Center for Justice submitted a letter to members of the U.S. House of Representatives urging them to oppose a bill that would terminate the Election Assistance Commission and end the presidential public financing system.
Authored by: Lawrence Norden
– 11/30/11
The Voter Friendly Ballot Act of 2011
The Voter Friendly Ballot Act is legislation to simplify New York State's paper ballot design, and is the product of collaboration between New York State Assemblyman Brian Kavanagh, the Brennan Center, the Usability Professionals Association, and AIGA, the professional association for design.
– 06/09/11
The 2010 Election: A Look Back At What Went Right and Wrong
Lawrence Norden submits testimony for the Committee on House Administration's hearing "The 2010 Election: A Look at What Went Right and Wrong." Mr. Norden's testimony focused on the need to modernize our voter registration system and improve our ability to track voting machine failures.
Authored by: Lawrence Norden
– 03/31/11
Notice of Unprecleared Voting Change in New York City
The New York State Board of Elections has implemented procedures that deviate from New York law and previous practice in two ways: A: the notification that voters receive when a voter casts an invalid, overvoted ballot; and B: the manner in which the voting system handles that ballot. This letter outlines the details of these procedures and how they diverge from NY law.
Authored by: Lawrence Norden
– 04/20/10
Testimony Before the New York City Council Committee on Governmental Operations
Testimony before the New York City Council Committee on Governmental Operations regarding Board of Elections oversight, specifically concerning New York’s new voting machines and Board voter registration and list maintenance practices.
Authored by: Laura Seago
– 02/11/10
Letter to New York State Board of Elections Regarding Overvotes on Optical Scanners
Letter to the New York State Board of Elections from a coalition of civil rights and voting rights groups regarding the high incidence of overvotes seen in voting systems recently adopted in New York.
Authored by: Lawrence Norden
– 02/04/10
Adam Skaggs before the Illinois House of Representatives
Testimony on legislative trends in election administration delivered before the House Elections Committee.
– 04/21/09
Letter to Secretaries of State re: Premier Voting Systems
Joint letter to 31 Secretaries of State where Premier voting systems are in use regarding product defect and recommending rigorous ballot accounting procedures.
Authored by: Lawrence Norden, Susannah Goodman & Pamela Smith
– 10/29/08
Letter to Secretaries of States re: Potential “Vote Flipping” on DREs
Joint letter sent to Secretaries of State where DREs on how to address reports of “vote flipping.”
Authored by: Lawrence Norden, Susannah Goodman & Pamela Smith
– 10/28/08
Letter to Secretaries of State re: iVotronic “Vote Flipping”
Joint letter from the Brennan Center for Justice and Verified Voting urging 16 Secretaries of State to make voters aware of reported “vote flipping” problems on iVotronic voting machines in use in their states.
Authored by: Lawrence Norden & Pamela Smith
– 10/27/08