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We shared many of the critically important projects we are working on.
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Our team has been working to improve U.S. elections for decades, so we know the challenges. Our experience means we have real solutions that work, including:
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We believe that the other plaintiffs in the case were intimidated into leaving the case, undermining our standing and illegally blocking the path to a hand-recount.
Here is an excerpt of our livestream response on November 24th, the day we received the judge's ruling.
Our action partner SMART Legislation filed a lawsuit, challenging the results of the 2024 election and requesting a recount of the Presidential & Senate races
in Rockland County, New York.
On December 5, 2024 - 30 days after the November General Election, we filed a request for a full hand recount in Rockland County, based on affidavit evidence that the Senate race was incorrect and statistical indications that the presidential votes were incorrect.
After almost a year of considering the issues, on November 24th, 2025, the judge issued a decision that we do not have standing and that the case is dismissed.
We do not have standing, according to the order, because the candidate that we filed the case with, along with two other voters who supported her, left the case.
We strongly believe that they were intimidated into leaving the case.
Based on new information of possible insider corruption at the Rockland County Board of Elections, we have filed an appeal in the case.
We are continuing to raise funds for other projects & lawsuits, especially #CountTheVote: our Election Verification Program to protect future elections. Please make a donation today. We are tremendously grateful for your support, and it is tax deductible, as we are a 501(c)3.
Our goal is to raise $500,000 to file more litigation and help with other projects.
We learned a lot from this case. Many of the documents that Rockland County Board of Elections provided showed serious security vulnerabilities and discrepancies - further illustrating the need for more transparency and better oversight of our elections, something that we continue to work toward. We are continuing to explore the latest discovery documents that we received.
Court documents are online here and many are also on our Lawsuits page.
"We’re doing it wrong. We’ve structured our elections incorrectly — from the beginning — and naturally we’re having some very serious problems.."
New York elections are at a dangerous crossroads. New types of voting machines, called “all-in-one” and “universal-use”, are attempting to flood the state. After a four-year battle against it, a new All-in-One voting machine called the ExpressVote XL was approved on 8/2/23 by the NY State Board of Elections.
These systems do not allow you to vote with a pen and paper. They will radically change the way we vote. Experts say they will increase costs, and wait times, especially in communities of color. Experts say: elections conducted on these systems cannot be confirmed by audits
The ExpressVote XL also wraps your vote in a barcode. The barcode is what's counted, not the text you see. There is no way for you to verify who you are voting for. In 2023 in Northampton County, PA the ExpressVote XL printed different candidates on the summary card than the ones that voters selected. But the machine did not count the vote it showed on paper. It scanned a barcode and actually counted the vote for the opposite candidate of what was on the paper.
What does this demonstrate?
New Yorkers have been voting with either a pen and paper or a ballot-marking device for over 10 years. That system works. Voters can vote in the way that they prefer.
Yet despite all the warnings about these voting machines Erie, Monroe and Orange Counties are purchasing them. Suffolk County seems to be moving forward with a purchase as well.
Albany Times Union Editorial against ExpressVote XL.
Albany Times Union article explaining the unfortunate spread of the voting machine across the state.
Please make a tax-deductible donation to help fund a lawsuit to stop the ExpressVote XL in any counties that have purchased it.
We are immensely grateful for your support!
Visit our partner SMART Legislation's website. They are fighting for legislation to protect the right to mark a ballot by hand.
More info on the ExpressVote XL on our website.
Watch Our Forum on the ExpressVote XL on YouTube.
We give you the full story about this voting machine, the timeline, and what you can do to help stop this trainwreck.
Join us - and get involved. It's urgent and it matters. Remember that New York Congressional elections helped determine the balance of power in the House in 2024.
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Join the nonparisan SMART Legislation weekly Friday Action Meetings at 12pm ET most weeks. We work on legislation and lawsuits to protect elections.
Thanks to all the amazing people who collaborate with us.