#EVN26 was a success 🎉 Thank you to everyone who joined us for this series of important conversations on strengthening elections—and special shoutout to our Corrie Emerson and her co-chair @gracegordon.bsky.social for the incredible behind the scenes work to make it all happen!

During an #EVN26 panel on supporting military and overseas voters during emergencies, Team Verified Voting appreciated hearing insights from Karen Brinson Bell's experience navigating the 2024 election after Hurricane Helene struck North Carolina.

“There’s nothing more fun than working with election officials to find an auditing process that works for them," said our Mark Lindeman on a #EVN26 panel with @votinggeek.bsky.social, @mbernhard.com, and Pam Anderson of Electionland to discuss strong audit standards ✔️

Following the Fulton Co. FBI raid, CO County Clerks Association's Matt Crane & @brennancenter.org's Gowri Ramachandran joined @commoncause.org's Susannah Goodman to share practical strategies on how officials can prepare for & protect against potential federal seizure of voting equipment at #EVN26

@azsecretary.bsky.social of State Adrian Fontes delivered a keynote at #EVN26 focused on both the present and future of U.S. elections.

While it's critical to protect elections today, we must also think long-term to build a strong democracy that will last for the next 250 years.

At #EVN26, Our Comms Director Corrie Emerson led a panel on audience-first election messaging with Kerrin Garripoli & Jay Riestenberg

Key takeaway: When voters understand how elections work, trust grows. The challenge & opportunity is reaching them where they are.

@johnmarion.bsky.social from @commoncauseri.bsky.social
received the John Gideon Memorial Award at #EVN26 for his leadership advancing verifiable elections, including RLAs in Rhode Island:

“We can use building blocks like RLAs to build the foundation of trust over time.”

Congrats!

At #EVN26, Vanessa Teague of Democracy Developers—and a member of our Board of Advisors —received the Long-Term Contributor Award for her decade of work advancing verifiable elections:

“There are lots of people across the world who want American democracy to succeed.”

At #EVN26, former Colorado clerk Pam Anderson's keynote covered a range of issues shaping election administration today—including the importance of risk-limiting audits:

“Machines count better than humans, but we need to check to make sure it’s right.”

Plus, check out our “I ❤️ RLAs” sticker!

This morning at #EVN26, experts from @brennancenter.org, @bipartisanpolicy.org, and more unpacked the risks of the SAVE Act:

◾️Barriers for eligible voters
◾️New burdens on election officials without funding
◾️Misses real security vulnerabilities