Voting In America Summit
Date: Dec 08,
2008
- Dec 10,
2008
Location:
Knight Conference Center at the Newseum
555 Pennsylvania Avenue, N.W.
Washington, DC 20001
Description:
Sponsored by Make Voting Work, A project of The Pew Center on the States in partnership with the JEHT Foundation
Note: Due to limited space at the Newseum, there is a wait list to participate in this event. If you have any questions or would like to be added to the wait list and notified if there is an opening, contact Sam Derheimer at sderheimer@pewtrusts.org.
Monday, December 8
6:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. Congressional Reception
Caucus Room, Russell Senate Office Building, Room 325
Tuesday, December 9
8:00 a.m. – 8:30 a.m. Continental Breakfast
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Welcome and Introductions
Nicole Gordon, Vice President, JEHT Foundation
Make Voting Work―The Road Ahead
Michael Caudell-Feagan, Director, Pew’s Make Voting Work
9:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m. Election In Review
Moderator: Doug Chapin, Director, Pew's electionline.org
9:00 a.m. – 9:20 a.m.
The 2008 Electorate
Andrew Kohut, President, Pew Research Center
9:20 a.m. – 10:00 a.m.
2008 Survey of the Performance of American Elections
Funded by Make Voting Work and AARP
Charles Stewart, Professor of Political Science, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Early Voting in the Spotlight
Paul Gronke, Consultant, Pew’s Make Voting Work
Kurt Browning, Secretary of State, Florida
11:00 a.m. - 12:15 p.m. Discussion Forums
- • Best Practices in Ballot Design and Overcoming Legal Constraints
Room 802 - • Early Voting in 2008: What Happened and Will It Again?
Room 806 - • Grappling With the Costs of Elections
Room 702 - • Implementing Effective Post-Election Audits
Room 807
12:30 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Luncheon Session:
Imagine We Could Start Over―How Would You Design an Election System?
Moderator: Pam Fessler, Correspondent, National Public Radio
Robin Carnahan, Secretary of State, Missouri
Trey Grayson, Secretary of State, Kentucky
John Lindback, State Election Director, Oregon
Chris Thomas, State Election Director, Michigan
Brian Newby, Election Director, Johnson County, Kansas
Warren Slocum,Chief Elections Officer & Assessor-County Clerk-Recorder,
San Mateo County, California
2:45 p.m. – 4:30 p.m. Discussion Forums
- • Administrative Challenges of Implementing Early Voting
Room 802 - • From Chads to Touch Screens and Back:
The Past and Future of Voting Technology
Organized by the AEI-Brookings Election Reform Project
Room 806 - • Raising the Bar for Poll Worker Training
Room 807 - • FAQs Matter: Voting Information and Outreach
Room 702
5:00 p.m. – 7:30 p.m. Reception and Dinner
Welcome and Introductions
Rachel Leon, Senior Program Manager, JEHT Foundation
Pedro A. Cortés, President, National Association of Secretaries of State and Pennsylvania Secretary of State
Rosemary Rodriguez, Chair, U.S. Election Assistance Commission
Perspectives on a New Administration
Christopher Edley, Jr., Dean, University of California, Berkeley School of Law and Advisory Board Member, Obama-Biden Transition Project
Wednesday, December 10
8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. Continental Breakfast
9:00 a.m. – 9:45 a.m. Where is the Political Consensus on Election Reform?
Moderator: Michael Caudell-Feagan, Director, Pew’s Make Voting Work
Bob Bauer, Counsel, Obama for America
Trevor Potter, General Counsel, John McCain 2008
10:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. Spotlight on Voter Registration
Moderator: David Becker, Project Director, Pew’s Make Voting Work
Jean-Pierre Kingsley, CEO, IFES and former Chief Electoral Officer of Canada
Debra Bowen, Secretary of State, California
11:15 a.m. – 12:45 p.m. Discussion Forums
- • Creating an Election System that Works for Military and Overseas Voters
Room 802 - • Polling Place Management: Lines and Efficiency
Room 807 - • Data for Democracy: Measuring Performance in Elections
Room 806
1:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. Continuing the Discussion (Box lunches will be provided)
This time slot is reserved for discussion of topics proposed onsite by conference participants. Participants will be invited to submit topics on Tuesday and room assignments will be announced on Wednesday morning.
