Elections

January 30, 2025

What if everyone could verify election results themselves?

By Jocelyn Bucaro, Free Democracy Foundation with contributions by Casandra Hockenberry, The Council of State Governments and Jared Marcotte, The Turnout

Overall, the 2024 election was incredibly smooth. Election administrators once again proved their professionalism and integrity, ensuring every eligible voter was able to vote and assuring transparent and accurate election results. The margin of victory in most contests was wide enough that voters and candidates generally accepted the integrity of the results.

However, despite the successes of 2024, we continue to see vulnerabilities in our election systems that test the public’s trust in election results. It’s becoming too common for losing candidates and organizations to question results and the integrity of the process.

A solution is available that could help increase transparency and confidence in election results: independently verified elections.