In 2005, former U.S. President Jimmy Carter and former Secretary of State James A. Baker, III, co-chaired the bipartisan Commission on Federal Election Reform. They understood that public confidence in elections was critical to the survival of American democracy. Now, with the U.S. facing an unprecedented crisis of confidence in our electoral processes, The Carter Center and Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy are collaborating on a series of conferences looking at key election issues.
On April 29, leading experts on election administration from across the country discussed questions on many American’s minds:
- Can a presidential election be stolen?
- What is the electoral landscape across the country?
- What do the state-level legislative changes really mean for voter access and election security?
View the agenda below and learn more at The Carter Center website.
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Agenda
8:45 am |
Opening RemarksPaige Alexander |
9:00 am |
IntroductionsBarbara Smith John Williams David Becker |
9:15 am |
Panel I — Can a Presidential Election be Stolen?Moderated by: Major Garrett, Chief Washington Correspondent, CBS News Al Schmidt Matt Masterson Natalie Adona |
11:00 am |
Panel II — Should We Be Worried About Our Elections?Benjamin L. Ginsberg Robert F. Bauer |
12:45 pm |
Panel III — Legislation, Audits and Action in the StatesModerated by: David Becker, Center for Election Innovation & Research Mark Jones, Ph.D. Jocelyn Benson Julietta Henry Gabriel Sterling |
2:15 pm |
Closing RemarksDavid Carroll, Ph.D. John Williams |
2:30 pm |
Adjourn |