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WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH NY VOTING MACHINES?

Experts say the ExpressVote XL will increase wait times & costs, while decreasing security

New York elections are at a dangerous crossroads. A  new  voting machine called the ExpressVote XL has been approved for  use in New York state. Experts call it a "bad" voting machine that could  radically change the way we vote. They say it will undermine security and confidence, while increasing wait times and costs. 


The ExpressVote XL is an ATM-style touchscreen system that does not allow voters to use a pen and paper to vote. The ballots look completely different from pen and paper ballots. NY  statutes do not allow ballots that look different to be used at the same  polling place, so, no pen and paper voting will be permitted wherever  the ExpressVote XL is used. This could include every single polling  place in any county that uses it. New York City Board of Elections  already asked for permission to use it. 


ALBANY TIMES UNION EDITORIAL AGAINST THE EXPRESSVOTE XL


NY elections could determine the balance of power in the House of Representatives in 2024, and how we vote matters.  


NY DAILY NEWS EDITORIAL AGAINST THE EXPRESSVOTE XL


Remarkably, progressives, civil rights leaders, conservative advocates and security experts all agree it is best that NY reject the ExpressVote XL. New York has been a leader in election security and this is no time to change that. Yet on 8/2/23 the NY State Board of Elections  approved the use of the ExpressVote XL voting  machine for New York. 


The vendor ES&S fought hard to get approved in New York. The  voting machine is estimated to be selling for 10,000 per machine,  around double the cost of current systems. ES&S stands to make  massive profits from its sale. A representative of their lobbying firm  has even engaged in behavior that is possibly illegal. 


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Editorial: No vote of confidence on touchpad voting system

Albany Times Union

Aug. 4, 2023

Times Union Editorial Board


In a split decision, the state Board of Elections approves controversial voting machines. The

last thing we need right now is more doubt over election processes.


*****

"At a time when the very integrity of our elections is in doubt in

the minds of so many Americans, the state Board of Elections

made the mind-boggling decision to allow controversial voting

machines to be used in New York."


"It’s one thing to push a button when the only thing at stake is whether you get a burger or a fish sandwich. It’s quite another when the leadership of your community, your state or your nation is on the line. If even elections commissioners don’t have unanimous faith in this change, how can voters?"


Photo credit:   Michael P. Farrell / Times Union archives


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Editorial: reject the ES&S ExpressVote XL machine

NY Daily News

Aug 02, 2023 

Daily News Editorial Board


Paper ballots are a must: The NYS Board of Elections must

reject the ES&S ExpressVote XL machine


*****

"At noon today, the two Democrats and two Republicans on the state Board of Elections will consider whether to approve the use of a new voting machine that harms the security and surety of elections. The board must say no to the ExpressVote XL, heavily pushed by its manufacturer, Election Systems & Software, looking to reap millions in peddling this contraption."

"Sorry, our democracy is not for sale, despite all the New York lobbyists and lawyers and schmoozers that ES&S has hired."


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OVER 50 ORGS & EXPERTS OPPOSE EXPRESSVOTE XL

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EXPRESSVOTE VIOLATES NY LAWS

SMART Elections Letter - Featured in City & State NY

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EXPRESSVOTE is not secure

SMART Elections Letter - Featured in NY Daily News

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GOOD GOVT GROUPS OPPOSE THE EXPRESSVOTE XL

Common Cause Is "Vehemently Opposed" to the ExpressVote XL

" 'New York is among the “36 states and D.C. .... that use voter-marked, machine-scanned paper ballots that security experts consider the gold standard' 1.  for election security. That is why Common Cause/NY is alarmed to see the New York State Board of Elections move in a direction that would undermine the security of our elections. 

 

Common Cause/NY vehemently opposes the certification of the ExpressVote XL and strongly urges the New York State Board of Elections to act in the best interests of New Yorkers and our elections." 

 

1 Politico, “The Scramble to Secure America’s Voting Machines,” August 6th, 2019.  

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VOTERS WITH DISABILITIES STRUGGLE WITH EXPRESSVOTE XL

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