2015-05-15T17:11:20-05:00 2014-06-30 208295356 REDFERN & COMPANY 631 3RD ST STE 102 ENCINITAS CA 920246776 990 2013-07-01 200765743 VERIFIED VOTING FOUNDATION VERI 7604348683 PO BOX 4104 CARLSBAD CA 92018 PAMELA SMITH PRESIDENT 7604348683 2015-05-15 PAUL REDFERN CPA P00743084 7606341120 2015-05-15 2013 2016-04-25 22:37:26Z PAMELA SMITH SAME AS C ABOVE CARLSBAD CA 92018 786741 false X VERIFIEDVOTINGFOUNDATION.ORG X CA EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON RELIABLE AND VERIFIABLE ELECTIONS. 9 8 2 0 529119 786692 0 99 49 0 529218 786741 0 0 57743 138672 995 0 0 575182 599853 633920 738525 -104702 48216 173259 336547 11697 57624 161562 278923 X EDUCATE THE PUBLIC ON RELIABLE AND VERIFIABLE ELECTIONS. false false 278362 IN 2004/2005, BUILT AND SUPPORTED WEB-BASED SYSTEM FOR TRACKING AND RESPONDING TO REPORTS OF ELECTION-RELATED PROBLEMS IN PARTNERSHIP WITH ELECTION PROTECTION ORGANIZATIONS, AND WITH INPUT FROM VOTING TECHNOLOGY VENDORS AND ELECTIONS OFFICIALS. DEVELOPED SOFTWARE TOOLS TO ASSIST IN THE COLLECTION OF DATA BY VOLUNTEERS SEEKING TO ASSESS THE LEVEL OF TRANSPARENCY IN THEIR LOCAL ELECTORAL PROCESS AND/OR GATHER DATA THROUGH OBSERVATION OF PORTIONS OF THE ELECTORAL PROCESS. EVERY TWO YEARS, UPDATE AND MAINTAIN DATA BASE PROVIDING TO THE GENERAL PUBLIC STATE AND LOCAL LEVEL INFORMATION ON VOTING EQUIPMENT BEING USED THROUGHOUT THE UNITED STATES, THEREBY FUTHERING THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION. CONDUCT BOTH QUALITATIVE AND QUANTATIVE RESEARCH (INCLUDING ACTIONS AS A CATALYST FOR DIRECT OBSERVATION OF ELECTORAL PROCESSES WHEN NECESSARY TO PROVIDE KEY INFORMATION) ON TOPICS RELATED TO THE ABILITY TO CONDUCT TRANSPARENT, ACCESSIBLE, AND ACCURATE ELECTIONS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE USE OF PAPER BALLOTS ON ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES, RECOUNT PROCEDURES, AUDIT PROCEDURES, BALLOT ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES, RELATIVE COSTS OF DIFFERENT VOTING SYSTEMS, OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC OBSERVATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS, AND MORE. PUBLISH REPORTS AND INFORMATION OF THESE TOPICS, AND DEVELOP SURVEYS TO BE USED BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR CONDUCTING RESEARCH AND OBSERVATION ON SUCH TOPICS IN THEIR LOCAL AREAS, THEREBY FURTHERING THE EDUCATIONAL EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION. CO-AUTHORED TWO STATE BY STATE REPORTS ON ELECTION PREPAREDNESS WITH MAJOR MEDIA COVERAGE. FLORIDA VOTER FOUNDATION - TO ENSURE THAT ALL ELIGIBLE VOTERS ARE PROVIDED AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO CAST A PRIVATE AND INDEPENDENT BALLOT, AND HAVE ALL VOTES ON THAT BALLOT RECORDED AND COUNTED ACCURATELY. CHAMPION THE PUBLIC INTEREST AS PRIMARY IN ELECTIONS AND RESIST EXCESSIVE CORPORATE, POLITICAL AND BUREAUCRATIC INTERESTS THAT THREATEN IT. BUILD STRONG NON-PARTISAN ALLICANCES WITH ELECTIONS OFFICIALS, SCIENTIFIC, LEGAL AND OTHER TECHNICAL EXPERTS, VOTERS, FUNDERS AND OTHERS THROUGHOUT FLORIDA AND BEYOND TO FURTHER OUR MISSION. 173977 ELECTION VERIFICATION NETWORK - THE ELECTION VERIFICATION NETWORK PROVIDES A NATIONAL INFRASTRUCTURE FOR STRONG RELATIONSHIPS, INFORMATION SHARING, ISSUE DISCUSSIONS AND COLLABORATION AMONG LEADERS WORKING TO IMPROVE ELECTIONS. EVN'S FRAMEWORK ALLOWS PARTICIPANTS TO: 1. PROTECT OUR DEMOCRACY EVERY DAY OF EVERY YEAR, NOT JUST DURING THE RUN-UP TO EACH ELECTION. PARTICIAPNTS SHARE RESEARCH AND REPORTS, PROJECT UPDATES, POLICY ALERTS, REQUESTS FOR INFORMATION, AND CALLS FOR ACTION, USING A PARTICIPANT EMAIL LIST THAT IS AT ONCE A COMMUNITY, LIBRARY, LABORATORY, AND THINK TANK. THE RESULTING DISCUSSIONS DISTILLS A VAST FIELD OF NEW DEVELOPMENTS, AIDS COLLABORATION, AND CONNECTS STATE-BASED ADVOCATES WITH TOP ACADEMIC, POLICY, AND LEGAL MINDS FROM AROUND THE COUNTRY. 2. PROVIDE FOCUSED TECHNICAL AND POLICY UPDATES, MONTHLY CONFERENCE CALLS FEATURE GUEST SPEAKERS AND GIVE PARTICIPANTS A CHANCE TO DISCUSS HIGH PRIORITY ISSUES. 3. RESPOND COLLECTIVELY TO URGENT ISSUES. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN A PROPOSED CORPORATE MERGER WOULD HAVE GIVEN ONE VOTING MACHINE VENDOR CONTROL OF OVER 70% OF THE NATION'S VOTES, AN AD HOC COMMITTEE LEVERAGED STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN EVN TO COORDINATE A QUICK RESPONSE, INFORMING THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OF SERIOUS RISKS TO VOTERS; SIGNIFICANT MITIGATIONS RESULTED. 4. MEET IN PERSON FOR NETWORKING, EDUCATION, PROBLEM-SOLVING, AND STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT. EVN PARTICIPANTS AND INVITED GUESTS MEET FOR AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE THAT GATHERS STAKEHOLDERS AT ALL LEVELS. IN 2010, THEN U.S. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION CHAIR DONETTA DAVIDSON WROTE: "I LEFT THE EVN CONFERENCE WITH A RENEWED SENSE OF OPTIMISM ABOUT ADVOCATES AND ELECTION OFFICIALS ACTUALLY WORKING TOGETHER AND NOT TALKING PAST EACH OTHER. I TRULY BELIEVE WE'VE BEGUN TO BUILD A FOUNDATION BASED UPON TRUST AND THE MUTUAL GOAL OF SERVICE TO VOTERS." 5. RECOGNIZE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FIELD OF ELECTION VERIFICATION. 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THE SUPPORT RECEIVED COMES FROM A VARIETY OF UNRELATED PARTIES. THE ORGANIZATION ACTIVELY PARTICIPATES TO ATTRACT NEW AND ADDITIONAL PUBLIC SUPPORT ON A CONTINUOUS BASIS. THE ORGANIZATION HAS A GOVERNING BODY THAT REPRESENTS THE BROAD INTERESTS OF THE PUBLIC AND THE ENTITY OPERATES TO PROMOTE THE EDUCATION OF THE GENERAL PUBLIC. RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 19346 18926 420 420 817795 -402 31456 31054 786741 786741 769981 31456 31456 738525 738525 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A CONDUCT BOTH QUALITATIVE AND QUANTATIVE RESEARCH (INCLUDING ACTIONS AS A CATALYST FOR DIRECT OBSERVATION OF ELECTORAL PROCESSES WHEN NECESSARY TO PROVIDE KEY INFORMATION) ON TOPICS RELATED TO THE ABILITY TO CONDUCT TRANSPARENT, ACCESSIBLE, AND ACCURATE ELECTIONS, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED TO, THE USE OF PAPER BALLOTS ON ELECTRONIC VOTING MACHINES, RECOUNT PROCEDURES, AUDIT PROCEDURES, BALLOT ACCOUNTING PROCEDURES, RELATIVE COSTS OF DIFFERENT VOTING SYSTEMS, OPPORTUNITIES FOR PUBLIC OBSERVATION OF VOTING SYSTEMS, AND MORE. PUBLISH REPORTS AND INFORMATION OF THESE TOPICS, AND DEVELOP SURVEYS TO BE USED BY THE GENERAL PUBLIC FOR CONDUCTING RESEARCH AND OBSERVATION ON SUCH TOPICS IN THEIR LOCAL AREAS, THEREBY FURTHERING THE EDUCATIONAL EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION. CO-AUTHORED TWO STATE BY STATE REPORTS ON ELECTION PREPAREDNESS WITH MAJOR MEDIA COVERAGE. FLORIDA VOTER FOUNDATION - TO ENSURE THAT ALL ELIGIBLE VOTERS ARE PROVIDED AN EQUAL OPPORTUNITY TO CAST A PRIVATE AND INDEPENDENT BALLOT, AND HAVE ALL VOTES ON THAT BALLOT RECORDED AND COUNTED ACCURATELY. CHAMPION THE PUBLIC INTEREST AS PRIMARY IN ELECTIONS AND RESIST EXCESSIVE CORPORATE, POLITICAL AND BUREAUCRATIC INTERESTS THAT THREATEN IT. BUILD STRONG NON-PARTISAN ALLICANCES WITH ELECTIONS OFFICIALS, SCIENTIFIC, LEGAL AND OTHER TECHNICAL EXPERTS, VOTERS, FUNDERS AND OTHERS THROUGHOUT FLORIDA AND BEYOND TO FURTHER OUR MISSION. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4B COUNTRY. 2. PROVIDE FOCUSED TECHNICAL AND POLICY UPDATES, MONTHLY CONFERENCE CALLS FEATURE GUEST SPEAKERS AND GIVE PARTICIPANTS A CHANCE TO DISCUSS HIGH PRIORITY ISSUES. 3. RESPOND COLLECTIVELY TO URGENT ISSUES. FOR EXAMPLE, WHEN A PROPOSED CORPORATE MERGER WOULD HAVE GIVEN ONE VOTING MACHINE VENDOR CONTROL OF OVER 70% OF THE NATION'S VOTES, AN AD HOC COMMITTEE LEVERAGED STRONG RELATIONSHIPS WITHIN EVN TO COORDINATE A QUICK RESPONSE, INFORMING THE U.S. DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE OF SERIOUS RISKS TO VOTERS; SIGNIFICANT MITIGATIONS RESULTED. 4. MEET IN PERSON FOR NETWORKING, EDUCATION, PROBLEM-SOLVING, AND STRATEGY DEVELOPMENT. EVN PARTICIPANTS AND INVITED GUESTS MEET FOR AN ANNUAL CONFERENCE THAT GATHERS STAKEHOLDERS AT ALL LEVELS. IN 2010, THEN U.S. ELECTION ASSISTANCE COMMISSION CHAIR DONETTA DAVIDSON WROTE: "I LEFT THE EVN CONFERENCE WITH A RENEWED SENSE OF OPTIMISM ABOUT ADVOCATES AND ELECTION OFFICIALS ACTUALLY WORKING TOGETHER AND NOT TALKING PAST EACH OTHER. I TRULY BELIEVE WE'VE BEGUN TO BUILD A FOUNDATION BASED UPON TRUST AND THE MUTUAL GOAL OF SERVICE TO VOTERS." 5. RECOGNIZE CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE FIELD OF ELECTION VERIFICATION. EACH YEAR EVN HONORS OUTSTANDING LEADERS WITH AWARDS FOR THEIR SERVICE TO DEMOCRACY. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D PROVIDE MEDIA RELEASES AND PUBLIC COMMENTARY ON NEW DEVELOPMENTS IN THE VOTING RIGHTS FIELD; PARTICIPATE IN NEWSPAPER, RADIO, TELEVISION, AND WEB- BASED INTERVIEWS; AND PROVIDE EXPERT SPEAKERS TO LIVE AUDIENCES (INCLUDING CLASSROOMS) TO DISCUSS ISSUES RELATED TO VERIFIABLE ELECTIONS, THEREBY FURTHERING THE EXEMPT PURPOSE OF THE ORGANIZATION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B THE PRESIDENT OF THE ORGANIZATION REVIEWS THE FORM 990 BEFORE IT IS FILED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 THE ORGANIZATION MAKES ITS GOVERNING DOCUMENTS, CONFLICT OF INTEREST POLICY, AND FINANCIAL STATEMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC UPON REQUEST. 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