Pix 11 TV | 10/27/2023
As we head into a contentious and tense election cycle, our Executive Director Lulu Friesdat discusses her efforts to improve U.S. elections with Diana Lammerts on Founder’s Story. They discuss her journey from journalist to advocate. Are voting machines vulnerable? What can be done to increase confidence? How can we discuss these issues without falling into the traps of political ideology? How can encourage more people to vote?
Next Steps Show | 10/13/23
A show to empower and inspire individuals to achieve equilibrium in their pursuits of Faith, Politics, and Entrepreneurship. The show strives to educate and guide through thoughtful discourse, providing valuable insights to create starting points for discussion.
Your Island with Arthur Schwartz | 6/14/2023
Before the approval of the ExpressVote XL in New York State, our Executive Director Lulu Friesdat speaks to Attorney Arthur Schwartz on his radio show "Advocating for Justice". She talks about some of the serious repercussions of switching to this voting machine.
Your Island with Tom Schiliro | 8/01/2023
Our Executive Director Lulu Friesdat's call to “Your Island with Tom Schiliro” the day BEFORE the board of elections vote that approved the problematic Ballot Marking Devices for New York State. A quick overview of why experts and good govt. groups oppose the ExpressVote XL.
The Financial Guys | August 2023
The Financial Guys speak to our our Executive Director Lulu Friesdat regarding the new proposed (and problematic) New York State voting machines, the tangled politics surrounding this issue and other voting machines that researchers have found problems with in the past.
Your Island with Tom Schiliro | 8/03/2023
Follow up call to “Your Island with Tom Schiliro” the day AFTER the board of elections approved the problematic Ballot Marking Device for NY State called the ExpressVote XL. Our Executive Director Lulu Friesdat gives an update on the problems with the machines and what comes next.
Your Island with Tom Schiliro | 8/22/2023
Following the approval of the ExpressVote XL in New York State, security experts, good govt. groups, civil rights groups, and institutions have panned the decision. See the press release. Conversation with our Executive Director Lulu Friesdat on what you can do to protect your vote.
TEDx Talks | June 22, 2023
"I'm going to help you discover something about yourself. You're not gonna like it. You don't really want fair elections."
KCBS Radio | July 24, 2021
"The New York City board of elections tried to do-over its ranked-choice voting tally for a second time on Wednesday, after mistakenly including 135,000 "test" ballots in the count. The still incomplete tally shows first round leader Eric Adams remaining ahead, but 100,000 absentee ballots remain uncounted and could decide the race. For more, KCBS Radio News Anchor Liz Saint John spoke with Lulu Friesdat, Executive Director of Smart Elections."
WBAI 99.5 FM | August 26, 2020
On International Women's Day 2020, Lulu Friesdat talks with WBAI about the current situation with voter suppression in this country. "One of the things to really keep in mind when you talk about voter registration, voter participation is that in this country voting has never been something that was intended for everyone. It's always been a kind of an exclusive club."
The BradCast | 8/31/2020
"LULU FRIESDAT, co-founder of SmartElections.us and ROBIN GIBSON, longtime Los Angeles Election Integrity advocate, discuss the certification of Los Angeles County's updated voting systems, things that could mitigate some of the worst dangers of the system ahead of the 2020 election, and the sole public comments hearing."
The BradCast | 8/23/2019
Lulu tells Brad: "We have state after state after state...where you have a vast majority of citizens coming to these Board of Election meetings saying 'We want hand-marked paper ballots! We want voting systems that we can trust! We don't want touchscreen barcode systems!' And the election officials are putting in place those electronic touchscreen barcode systems that are the exact ones that people are protesting against."
Lulu also discusses the disturbing news out of DefCon's Voting Village and the launch of smartelections.us.
Photo Credits: Newsstand photo. Hatice Yardim on Unsplash * "On Air" photo. Fringer Cat on Unsplash.