Wow this looks like a great event that I will be sorry to miss:
Expanding the Franchise or Threatening Democracy
The Impact of Voting Reforms in the 2012 Elections
Sponsored by the Center for American Politics and Citizenship at the University of Maryland
Wednesday, September 12, 2012, 12:30 pm – 5:30 pm
National Association of Realtors Headquarters,
500 New Jersey Ave., NW,
Washington, DC, 12th Floor
Conference Topics:
- The effect of online absentee ballot delivery systems, early voting, and mail voting on turnout
- Adaptations by campaigns to recent voting reforms
- The impact of voter ID requirements and list maintenance on voter fraud and vote suppression
- How election reform creates winners and losers among voters, candidates, and parties
Speakers include:
- The Honorable Pete Sessions, Chair, National Republican Congressional Committee
- The Honorable David Price, U.S. House of Representatives
- Robert Bauer, General Counsel to the Democratic National Committee
- Bob Carey, former Director of the Federal Voting Assistance Program
- David Mason, Senior Vice President, Aristotle Industries
- Marty Stone, Partner, Stone’s Phones
Attendance is Free and Open to All
Please RSVP to [email protected]
More information available at www.capc.umd.edu