Common Cause, the National Election Defense Coalition, and Protect Democracy filed an Amicus Curiae Brief in support of all Plaintiffs in the Curling v. Kemp Lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

The Brief was filed on July 17th, 2018.

As National, Nonpartisan Organizations with Expertise in vulnerable Voting Systems, these Groups have urged the Court to Reject the State Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss the Case, and to promptly consider and Grant the Plaintiffs’ anticipated Motions for Preliminary Injunctive Relief to Prevent the use of Insecure Paperless Voting Machines in Georgia’s Elections.

In seeking to dismiss the Coalition Plaintiffs’ Third Amended Complaint and delay resolution of all Plaintiffs’ anticipated motion(s) for preliminary injunctive relief, Defendants ask the Court to discount Plaintiffs’ allegations as too speculative. That argument is inconsistent with the reality of election security and the very real threats facing Georgia’s election infrastructure. The well-established risks associated with paperless DRE machines generally, the gaping security flaws in the particular Diebold system used in Georgia, the failures of Georgia officials to safeguard their system, and the substantial and imminent threats targeting American election infrastructure, combine to underscore the immediacy and urgency of Plaintiffs’ constitutional claims. Amici respectfully urge the Court to give Plaintiffs’ the opportunity to seek appropriate, full, and expeditious relief and then to grant that relief before the November election.

CLICK HERE to read the 39 page (pdf) Amicus Curiae Brief in Case 1:17-cv-02989-AT.











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