Dear John,

Today, voters in 14 states have the opportunity to make their voices heard in the presidential primary election. The stakes could not be higher - not just for the candidates, but also for our voting systems. Over half of registered voters in Super Tuesday states will be casting their votes with new voting equipment and you can check out the Verifier to see the equipment they’ll be using. 
 
At Verified Voting, we will be keeping a particularly close eye on these states: 

• California - Los Angeles County is rolling out Voting Solutions for All People (VSAP), their in-house designed and publicly-owned ballot marking device (BMD) for all voters
• North Carolina - More than half of North Carolinians are voting with new equipment, and seven counties are using BMDs for all voters. Verified Voting opposes the use of commercially-available BMDs for all voters because research suggests few voters actually check the paper outputs with enough attention to catch errors
• Tennessee - 70% of registered voters will vote on unverifiable direct-recording electronic (DRE) voting machines; a few counties are using hand-marked paper ballots or BMDs
• Texas - 36% of registered voters are voting on unverifiable DREs, and about half of all Texans will be using new voting equipment

 
Verified Voting is on-site today at the Election Protection command center in Washington, D.C. to monitor and advise on tech issues across the country. If you’re voting today and encounter problems at your polling place, call the Election Protection hotline at 866-OUR VOTE (866-687-8683). 
 
Verified Voting’s work is just beginning when the polls close tonight. Today’s primary elections will show what still needs to be done to help election officials prepare for the remaining elections this year. Please consider supporting our efforts by contributing to our Validating 2020 campaign today. Together, let’s work to make our elections - and our democracy - strong and resilient before November.
 
With thanks,
The Verified Voting Team