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 Remarks
Paige Alexander
CEO, The Carter Center
9:00 am
Introductions
Barbara Smith
Vice President, Peace Programs, The Carter Center
John Williams
Fellow, Presidential Elections Program, Baker Institute
David Becker
Executive Director and Founder, Center for Election Innovation & Research
9:15 am
Panel I — Can a Presidential Election be Stolen?
Moderated by: Major Garrett, Chief Washington Correspondent, CBS News
Al Schmidt
Former Philadelphia City Commissioner
Matt Masterson
Former Election Lead, Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency/Department of Homeland Security
Natalie Adona
Deputy Clerk, Nevada County, California
11:00 am
Panel II — Should We Be Worried About Our Elections?
Benjamin L. Ginsberg
Co-chair, Election Official Legal Defense Network
Robert F. Bauer
Co-chair, Election Official Legal Defense Network
12:45 pm
Panel III — Legislation, Audits and Action in the States
Moderated by: David Becker, Center for Election Innovation & Research
Mark Jones, Ph.D.
Fellow in Political Science, Baker Institute; Joseph D. Jamail Chair in Latin American Studies, Rice University
Jocelyn Benson
Michigan Secretary of State
Julietta Henry
Director, Milwaukee County Election Commission
Gabriel Sterling
Georgia Deputy Secretary of State
Closing Remarks
David Carroll, Ph.D.
Director, Democracy Program, The Carter Center
John Williams
Fellow, Presidential Elections Program, Baker Institute
Adjourn
