John,

Last month, we told you how the Election Assistance Commission censured ES&S, one of the nation’s largest vendors of electronic voting machines, for fraudulently marketing its voting machines with wireless modems as federally certified. This was a big victory for free and fair elections, but it was just the beginning.

ES&S is not the only company to misrepresent its machines. Many election jurisdictions have purchased voting systems with wireless modems under false information from the vendors, who claimed that the modems don't connect to the internet. In reality, these modems directly connect election systems to the internet, exposing election infrastructure to cyber-attacks.

Sign the Petition: Remove vulnerable wireless modems from our voting machines.

We must take every precaution to protect our election systems and not expose them to hackers. Such vulnerabilities were made clear with evidence that Russian intelligence agents infiltrated local election networks in 2016, and campaigns to interfere in the 2020 election are already underway. We can report election results safely, securely, and quickly without wireless modems, relying on alternative methods that don’t needlessly expose the voting systems to cyber-attacks. Yet, some states are still sold on using these insecure devices.

Tell election officials to remove wireless modems from voting machines to secure our elections.

In solidarity,

Susan Greenhalgh

Senior Advisor on Election Security

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