The Election Verification Network (EVN) is a network of election officials and experts who meet annually to discuss election policies and reforms. Although the EVN claims to be nonpartisan, many of its members work at left-of-center advocacy groups, and its funding comes from similar groups.
Membership
As of March 2023, the Election Verification Network has over 200 members, consisting of election officials and cyber security experts. The presiding coordination committee consists of employees from Citizens for Better Elections, Verified Voting, the Brennan Center for Justice, Microsoft Research, and the Colorado Department of State. The organization claims its participants are “rigorously non-partisan.” and invitation-only. 1 2
Other members of the EVN include employees from many left-of-center organizations, including Common Cause, the League of Women Voters, Voting Works, the South Carolina Progressive Network, the Open Source Election Technology Institute, and Democracy Works. 3
Conference
The Election Verification Network holds an annual conference for all members. The 2022 conference included speakers from the U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, a panel on how to respond to “glitches” during elections, and a discussion on the viability of mobile voting. 4
Funding
The Election Verification Network has an annual budget of $160,000. Its funders include Google, the Brennan Center for Justice, the National Coalition on Black Civic Participation, the Open Source Election Technology Institute, the Quixote Foundation, the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation, and Verified Voting. 5
References
- “How We Work.” Election Verification Network. Accessed March 23, 2023. https://electionverification.org/how-we-work/.
- “Our Story.” Election Verification Network. Accessed March 23, 2023. https://electionverification.org/our-story/.
- “Our Story.” Election Verification Network. Accessed March 23, 2023. https://electionverification.org/our-story/.
- “EVN 2022 – From Evidence to Trust.” Election Verification Network. Accessed March 23, 2023. https://electionverification.org/resources-events/evn-2022-conference/.
- “Supporters.” Election Verification Network. Accessed March 23, 2023. https://electionverification.org/supporters/.