The 2020 Voting Experience and Goals for Reform
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Following an unprecedented year of uncertainty, adaptation, and innovation in voting 2020, the Bipartisan Policy Center will host its fourth post-presidential election cycle event bringing together election administrators, policymakers, academics, advocates, and campaigns to examine the voting experience.
We will discuss the impact of election administration reforms on improving the voting experience over four years as well as securing the voting process.
Panels include:
This event is sponsored by Democracy Fund, the Carnegie Corporation of New York, and the Hewlett Foundation. #VotingExperience2020 #BPCLive
Full Agenda and Panel Participants
11-11:05 a.m.
Welcome Remarks and Introduction
Panelists:
- Jason Grumet, President, Bipartisan Policy Center, @JasonGrumet
- Matthew Weil, Director of the Elections Project, Bipartisan Policy Center, @mattiweil
- Slide Deck for Download
11:05am-11:45am
What it Means that Americans Turned Out to Vote in Record Numbers
Panelists:
- Emily Ekins, Research Fellow and Director of Polling at CATO, @emilyekins
- Bernard Fraga, Professor of Political Science at Emory University, @blfraga
- Kei Kawashima-Ginsberg, Director of CIRCLE at Tufts University, @CIRCLE_KKG
- Charles Stewart, Founding Director of MIT Election Data and Science Lab, @cstewartiii
Moderator:
- Robert Griffin, Research Director at Democracy Fund Voter Study Group, @rp_griffin
11:45am-12:30pm
Counting the Vote and Reporting Results Under Pressure
Panelists:
- Jocelyn Benson, Michigan Secretary of State, @MichSoS
- Kathy Boockvar, Pennsylvania Secretary of State, @PAStateDept
- Brad Raffensperger, Georgia Secretary of State, @GaSecofState
- Meagan Wolfe, Wisconsin Election Commission Director, @WI_Elections
Moderator:
- Yamiche Alcindor, White House Correspondent, PBS Newshour, @Yamiche
12:30-12:35 p.m.
Remarks by Rep. Zoe Lofgren (D-CA)
12:35-1:20 p.m.
Vote by Mail: Successes, Challenges, and Common Ground Ahead
- Tina Barton Rochester Hills City Clerk (MI), @TLBsStory
- Amber McReynolds, CEO at National Vote at Home Institute, @AmberMcReynolds
- Steve Trout, Former Oregon Elections Director, @VoteDr
- Kim Wyman, Washington Secretary of State, @secstatewa
Moderated by:
- Tammy Patrick, Senior Advisor at Democracy Fund, @aztammyp
1:20pm-1:30pm
Break
1:30pm-2:15pm
Election Cybersecurity 2016 vs. 2020
Panelists:
- Maggie Toulouse Oliver, New Mexico Secretary of State, @NMSecofState
- Don Palmer, Election Assistance Commissioner, @VotingGuy
- Christopher Piper, Commissioner, Virginia Department of Elections, @vaELECT
- Suzanne Spaulding, Senior Advisor for Homeland Security and International Security at CSIS and Former Director of National Protection and Programs Directorate, @SpauldingSez
Moderator:
- Eric Geller, Cybersecurity Reporter at Politico, @ericgeller
2:15-2:20 p.m.
Video
2:20pm-2:50pm
Funding Elections in 2020 and the Future
Panelists:
- Tiana Epps-Johnson, Executive Director at the Center for Tech and Civic Life, @HelloCTCL
- Katie Hobbs, Arizona Secretary of State, @SecretaryHobbs
- Ben Hovland, Chair, Election Assistance Commission, @benhovland
- Janice Winfrey, City Clerk of Detroit, MI
- Michael Pipe, Centre County (PA) Commissioner of Elections, @MichaelPipe
Moderator:
- Adam Ambrogi, Director of the Elections and Voting Program at Democracy Fund, @AdamAmbrogi
3:00-3:10 p.m.
Break
3:10pm-4:00pm
Serving Voters in Person
Panelists:
- Marci Andino, South Carolina Elections Commission Executive Director, @scvotes
- Jared Dearing, Kentucky Elections Director
- Sherry Poland, Hamilton County (OH) Elections Director, @VoteHamCoBOE
- David Stafford, Escambia County (FL) Supervisor of Elections, @EscambiaVotes
Moderator:
- Charles Stewart, Founding Director of MIT Election Data and Science Lab, @cstewartiii
4:00pm-4:45pm
Election Litigation and the Impact on Voting During a Pandemic
Panelists:
- Ned Foley, Director of Election Law Program at Moritz College of Law, Ohio State University, @Nedfoley
- Ben Ginsberg, Former Co-Chair, Presidential Commission on Election Administration
- Rick Hasen, Professor of Law and Political Science at University of California, Irvine, @rickhasen
- Lisa Marshall Manheim, Professor of Law at University of Washington School of Law
- Guy-Uriel Charles, Professor of Law and Co-Director of Center on Law, Race, and Politics, Duke University, @ProfGuyCharles
Moderator:
- Nate Persily, Professor of Law at Stanford University Law School, @persily
4:45pm-5:00pm
Concluding Remarks
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