YOUR VOTE IS UNDER ATTACK

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The focus of the Friday SMART Elections Action Group alternates focus. 

Every other week we focus on a federal lawsuit against "all-in-one" voting machines and all-touchscreen voting. 

We alternate those meetings with meetings focused on legislation to protect secure and accurate elections in New York, which is our home base state. 

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. 

• “All-in-one” voting machines are designed to mark your vote for you, then count it. 
• “Universal-use” refers to a voting set-up where all voters use the same system. 

Both of these designs often use a computerized ATM-style voting machine that does not allow you to use a hand-marked paper ballot. On 8/2/23, the NY State Board of Elections approved an "All-inOne" voting machine called The ExpressVote XL. It encodes the vote in a barcode. Experts say that using barcodes to count votes makes it “impossible for the voter to verify who they voted for.”

Experts and good government groups say these machines will change New York’s entire way of voting, undermine confidence, and vastly increase costs, because the ExpressVote XL is one of the most expensive on the market. They warn of longer lines to vote, because they say that when everyone votes on a computerized ballot-marker … everyone waits longer. 

You and groups you work with can join the coalition fighting to preserve fair, secure and accurate elections. 

We meet on Fridays at noon EST. 

Upcoming meetings:

Feb 7 - NY Legislation

Feb 14 - Federal lawsuit against all-in-one/universal-use voting machines