On Tuesday May 28th, the Suffolk County Legislature's Ways and Means Committee will hold a hearing on whether to purchase the ExpressVote XL – a controversial new voting machine threatening our elections.

To protect the voice of every Suffolk County voters, take action by calling members of the Ways and Means Committee and let them know that you oppose the ExpressVote XL.

If you're not sure what to say, here's a script you can use:

"Hello, my name is [NAME] and I'm a voter in Suffolk County. I'm calling because I'm extremely concerned about the new voting machines the county is considering purchasing, the ExpressVote XL.

These machines have a track record of miscounting votes and robbing voters of their voices, causing long lines at polling locations, and burdening taxpayers with their high costs.

We cannot gamble with our election systems especially during a major election year. I urge you to oppose the purchasing of the ExpressVote XL. Thank you."

Here are the legislators on the Ways and Means Committee to call:

• Chair, Robert Trotta: 631-854-3900
• Vice Chair, Leslie Kennedy: 631-854-3735
• Tom Donnelly: 631-854-4433
• Steven Flotteron: 631-854-4100
• Chad Lennon: 631-854-1600
• Rebecca Sanin: 631-854-5100
• Ann Welker: 631-852-8400

More information:

The ExpressVote XL is a controversial touchscreen machine that has election security experts seriously worried. It allows voters to cast their ballots electronically instead of via the pen and paper New Yorkers are used to.

Here’s why that’s a problem – the ExpressVote XL would take away your right to review and handle your own ballot. When you physically mark a paper ballot, you can review your ballot yourself to verify your choices. But ballots cast by the ExpressVote XL are not verifiable. By leaving your vote up to the fate of the machine, you have no way to know that your vote was recorded accurately.

And we’re worried – the ExpressVote XL has a history of inaccuracy. In 2019 it miscounted tens of thousands of votes in Northampton, Pennsylvania, and picked the wrong winner. Yet again, in 2023, the ExpressVote XL failed to properly record voters’ choices in the same Pennsylvania county.

To make matters worse, these machines would cost the county 34 million dollars coming from taxpayers like you. Let’s be clear – the ExpressVote XL is a costly threat to our elections.