Florida Fair Elections Coalition

"To encourage citizen ownership of transparent, participatory democracy."
The Creekside Declaration

July 2010

FFEC's research on the DS200 may help save votes in New York as well as Florida and Wisconsin. On June 28, the Brennan Center for Justice at NYU filed suit on behalf of a large coalition of voting rights organizations and citizens groups to force the state to make changes to the overvote feature before allowing the machine to be used in upcoming elections. We are pleased to have worked with the Brennan Center on this important project.

Volusia's Nov. 2, 2010 General Election--Dates to Remember

Deadline to sign-up to be a poll watcher (form here): Oct. 18

Book closing (voter registration deadline): Oct. 4

Logic & Accuracy testing of voting equipment at warehouse: Oct. 15, 9:00 a.m.

Early voting begins: Oct. 18

For more information, see Volusia Voters Guide.

January 2010

Why the DS200 Should Not Be Certified

A summary of findings from our 2009 report about excessive overvoting on the DS200 and recommendations for immediate changes to protect Florida voters.

Findings from Miami-Dade Ballot Inspection

The findings from our inspection of ballots from Miami-Dade's 2008 presidential election to determine the reason for its very high rate of lost votes due to overvoting.

August 31, 2009

OFFICALLY SANCTIONED "CAGING:"

If Florida passes proposed Rule 1S-2.041, it will permit officially sanctioned caging (vote suppression) to occur. Click here to read our comments on this proposed Rule.

June 23, 2009

Examining Florida's High Invalid Vote Rate in the 2008 General Election
Part I: How Voting System Design Flaws Led to Lost Votes

by Mary K. Garber, Research Director

Florida Fair Elections Center, and its lobbying counterpart, Florida Fair Elections Coalition, are the two arms of a nonpartisan, nonprofit grassroots organization that serves the public good as an election watchdog, educational and research group, and advocate for fair, transparent, accessible, secure, and verifiable elections throughout Florida.

FFEC has been at the forefront of the effort in Volusia County, Florida, to preserve optical-scan, paper-ballot voting and to prevent the purchase of touch-screen voting machines without a voter-verified paper trail.

Since our founding in DeLand, Florida, in November 2004, we have expanded to include partnerships with other election integrity and civil rights groups at the local, state, and national level.