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Webcast
New York/Texas: An Election Reform Conversation
Wednesday, January 12 | 6:00 p.m. – 8:15 p.m.
Program Fee:
Free for Members | $15 for Non-Member Lawyers | Free for Non-Lawyers
Non-Lawyers please CLICK HERE to register.
Members of the Austin Bar Association please call Customer Relations at 212-382-6663 to register.
Please Note: A final confirmation containing the Zoom link and Access Code to join the event will be sent to ALL registrants 2 hours prior to the start of the event.
Description:
What’s going on in Texas and New York? Also, why should New Yorkers and Texans care about changing the Electoral Count Act? Join us for a discussion of the legislative and procedural challenges faced by election administrators and voters. Which are the most important protections needed to ensure that elections are conducted accurately and securely and that voters can easily and confidently participate? Which protections are most achievable? Which are most worth fighting for? Election administration and the laws and rules that govern it are among the most important building blocks of our democracy. Come hear leading legislators, election administration officials, and election law experts discuss the most important steps forward.
Moderator:
Brigid Bergin, Senior Political Correspondent, WNYC & Gothamist
Speakers:
Dana DeBeauvoir, County Clerk, Travis County, TX
Jessica Gonzalez, TX State Representative, Vice-Chair, TX House of Representatives Committee on Elections
Douglas A. Kellner, Co-Chair, NYS Board of Elections
Mimi Marziani, President, Texas Civil Rights Project
Zellnor Myrie, NYS Senator,Chair, NYS Senate Election Law Committee
Lawrence Norden, Director, Election Reform Program, Brennan Center for Justice
Richard H. Pildes, Sudler Family Professor of Constitutional Law, New York University School of Law
Charles Stewart, III, Kenan Sahin Distinguished Professor of Political Science, Founding Director MIT Election Data & Science Lab
Jorge L. Vasquez, Jr., Director, Power and Democracy Program, Advancement Project National Office
Jerry Vattamala, Director, Democracy Program, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund
Comment:
Larry Norden, Director, Election Reform Program, Brennan Center for Justice