Verified Voting
US election-security group that backs voter-verifiable records and risk-limiting audits.
Kansas hand-counted ballots from 10% of precincts in six races decided by 1% or less after 4 November, Johnson County alone about 125,000 in a day; Verified Voting argues a risk-limiting audit confirms a winner with far less Labour.
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Chris Mann ousts Kris Kobach in Kansas
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David Dill founded the group. Pamela Smith is its president and chief executive, Barbara Simons chairs its board, and Mark Lindeman directs its policy and strategy.
It backs voter-verifiable records and risk-limiting audits, which hand-check a statistical sample until the reported winner is confirmed. It publishes the Verifier, a database of the voting equipment used in each US jurisdiction.
Kansas's 2026 close-race audits tested its case. Counties hand-counted ballots from 10% of precincts in six races, including governor and attorney general, and Johnson County counted about 125,000 ballots on 9 November. Fixed-percentage counts cost more Labour than a sampled audit, but need no statistics to explain to a losing candidate.
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