What Verified Voting does

Verified Voting is a non-partisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded in 2004 by computer scientists to promote the responsible use of technology in U.S. elections. Headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, with 11-50 employees, the organization operates a community-led advocacy model rather than a commercial go-to-market: it maintains The Verifier — described as the most comprehensive view of voting equipment use and post-election audit requirements across the United States — alongside three supporting databases (Voting Equipment Database, Audit Law Database, Recount Law Database) and an interactive QR/Barcode Map. Additional resources include publications, educational videos, and a Check Your Ballot tool aimed at voters.

The organization's core technology is curated, state-by-state election administration data rather than a productized platform. The Verifier is used by candidates, election officials, lawyers, academics, and journalists to access authoritative information on voting equipment and audit requirements across all 50 states, five territories, and the District of Columbia. Verified Voting funds its work entirely through donations and grants from foundations, individuals, and organizations; all tools and resources are freely accessible via verifiedvoting.org with no commercial pricing.

Verified Voting engages in policy advocacy across five core issues: voting equipment, post-election audits, paper records, internet voting, and election security. It works cross-party with election officials and policymakers, partners with organizations including the Brennan Center for Justice, National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS), Common Cause, Carter Center, R Street Institute, Electronic Frontier Foundation, and National Disability Rights Network, and has provided technical support to election administration efforts such as Georgia's 2020 post-election hand count audit and co-authored forensic audit reports.

Name

Verified Voting

Legal name

Verified Voting

Website

https://verifiedvoting.org

Company type

Private

Founded year

2004

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Verified Voting is a non-partisan 501(c)(3) nonprofit founded in 2004 that maintains The Verifier and supporting databases on U.S. voting equipment and post-election audit requirements, serving election officials, policymakers, journalists, and academics through free advocacy resources.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Election Security and Transparency

NAICS

Political Organizations (813940)

akta.pro primary industry

Electoral Support & Election Observation (BPADAGAA)

Keywords

• Election security advocacy
• Voting equipment databases
• Post-election audit policy
• Voter-verified paper ballots
• Election transparency research

Headquarters

HQ city

Carlsbad

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

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Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Donations and Grants: As a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Verified Voting relies on donations and grants from foundations, individuals, and organizations to fund their election security advocacy work.

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Core offering

Verified Voting maintains and provides free public access to authoritative databases on U.S. voting infrastructure, including The Verifier (a comprehensive view of voting equipment use and post-election audit requirements across all 50 states, five territories and D.C.), the Voting Equipment Database, the Audit Law Database, and the Recount Law Database. The organization complements these tools with educational publications, videos, and policy advocacy focused on five issues: voting equipment, post-election audits, paper records, internet voting, and election security.

Product overview

Verified Voting offers a suite of election security tools and resources centered around The Verifier platform. The core product is The Verifier, which provides comprehensive data on voting equipment use and post-election audit requirements. Supporting databases include the Voting Equipment Database, Audit Law Database, and Recount Law Database. Additional resources include publications, educational videos, and tools like the QR/Barcode Map for identifying jurisdictions using specific voting technologies. The organization focuses on five key issues: voting equipment, post-election audits, paper records, internet voting, and election security.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• The Verifier The Verifier is the most comprehensive view of voting equipment use and post-election audit requirements across the United States, covering all 50 states, five territories and D.C., and used by candidates, election officials, lawyers, academics, journalists and more.
• Voting Equipment Database Database providing information on the types of voting equipment and voting machine vendors in use across the United States, supporting election officials, policymakers, journalists and researchers in understanding voting technology deployment.
• Audit Law Database Database of state laws, regulations and procedures governing post-election audits across the United States, used by election officials, policymakers, lawyers and researchers to understand audit requirements by jurisdiction.
• Recount Law Database Database of state laws, regulations and procedures for election recounts across the United States, providing jurisdiction-level reference data for election officials, lawyers and researchers.
• Publications Educational publications including papers on paper ballots, audits, hand counts and election security topics, authored by Verified Voting staff and partners for election officials, policymakers, journalists and the public.
• Educational Videos Educational videos explaining voting technology concepts, including Risk-Limiting Audits (RLAs) and understanding ballot verification, used by election officials, journalists and the public.
• Check Your Ballot Resource that helps voters verify their ballots and understand how their votes are cast, recorded and counted, supporting voter confidence in election outcomes.

Quantifiable outcome

• Published comprehensive 2020 election dataset covering all 50 states, 5 territories, and DC
• +1 more outcomes

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Partnerships

Twelve partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• Brennan Center for JusticecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 3 June 2026Co-hosted briefing on defending the 2026 midterms with progress, threats, and what's next for election security.
• Common Cause MarylandcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 7 April 2025Verified Voting partnered with Common Cause Maryland to support passage of SB 313/HB 426 strengthening post-election audits in Maryland. Organizations collaborated on legislative advocacy.
• National Association of Secretaries of State (NASS)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 21 February 2025Verified Voting joined NASS in calling on DHS to maintain CISA's essential election security support. NASS represents state election officials and Verified Voting supports their efforts to preserve cybersecurity resources for elections.
• National Disability Rights Network (NDRN)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 24 October 2024Released joint recommendations to support 40.2 million eligible voters with disabilities and those with language access needs.
• California Voter FoundationcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 November 2021Partnership with California Voter Foundation to oppose blockchain voting and electronic ballot return in San Francisco. Joint advocacy on election security legislation.
• Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 November 2021Jointly signed letter opposing San Francisco's electronic ballot return project for voters with disabilities.
• Free Speech For PeoplecoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 November 2021Joint coalition opposing online voting initiatives and advocating for election security.
• Common Cause, Free Speech For People, U.S. Vote Foundation (Coalition)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 October 2021Coalition of election security experts opposing internet voting provisions in the National Defense Authorization Act. Joint letter to Senate Armed Services Committee.
• Portland State UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 15 September 2021Jointly funded by NSF and Verified Voting, software and data collection was done at Portland State University to publish the 2020 U.S. General Election official county-level results dataset.
• New Hampshire (Harri Hursti, Philip B. Stark)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 17 July 2021Co-authored the New Hampshire SB 43 Forensic Audit Report with Harri Hursti and Philip B. Stark, addressing discrepancies in the 2020 Windham election results.
• Coalition for Election Security (Carter Center, Brennan Center, R Street Institute, Common Cause, and others)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 22 April 2021Verified Voting joined with experts in election law, national security, and voting rights to advocate for transparent, nonpartisan audits. Coalition included The Carter Center, Brennan Center for Justice, R Street Institute, Common Cause, and others.
• Georgia Election OfficialscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 13 November 2020Verified Voting provided pro-bono technical support to Georgia election officials conducting the 2020 post-election hand count audit. Staff were on the ground assisting with the historic audit.

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Direct peers

• Carter Center: Foundational election observation organization that, like Verified Voting, focuses on verifiable elections, transparency, and nonpartisan standards; both organizations co-founded the Coalition for Election Security.
• Common Cause: Nonpartisan watchdog with a long-standing Democracy Program focused on election integrity, redistricting, and voting access; Verified Voting partners directly with Common Cause state affiliates on legislative advocacy.
• Brennan Center for Justice: Nonpartisan law and policy institute at NYU that conducts extensive research and advocacy on election security, voting rights, and election administration - regularly co-hosts briefings with Verified Voting on these exact topics.
• Protect Democracy: Nonpartisan organization focused on safeguarding democratic institutions and the rule of law - addressing overlapping themes with Verified Voting around election integrity and countering executive overreach.
• California Voter Foundation: Nonprofit focused on election transparency and voter education in California; Verified Voting has formally partnered with it on joint advocacy opposing electronic ballot return projects.
• Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF): Digital civil liberties organization that has partnered with Verified Voting on joint opposition to electronic ballot return and internet voting initiatives due to shared concerns about election security and voter privacy.
• R Street Institute: Center-right think tank with an active election policy program; both R Street and Verified Voting were part of the Coalition for Election Security, indicating ideological breadth in shared mission work.
• Center for Election Innovation and Research (CEIR): Nonprofit that works directly with election administrators to improve the voting process; closely aligned with Verified Voting's mission of supporting election officials and promoting secure, auditable elections.
• Free Speech For People: Nonprofit advocating against internet and electronic voting provisions; co-signed multiple letters with Verified Voting opposing blockchain voting and online voting in places like San Francisco and the NDAA.
• League of Women Voters: Historic nonpartisan civic organization with extensive voter education and election information programs targeting similar audiences (election officials, policymakers, voters) as Verified Voting.

Market position

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