A Conference on Elections and Democracy

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This two day conference brought together nationally renowned experts in voting law to discuss key topics in electoral democracy today, including:

Voter participation, including fraud and corruption, voter ID requirements, the use and reliability of new types of voting equipment after HAVA, and ongoing issues in campaign finance;
Voter representation, including districting and political gerrymandering, the renewal of the Voting Rights Act, and the question of whether the Supreme Court should play a more active role in regulating electoral democracy; and
Comparative voting in other democracies, including approaches to elections, districting, and campaign finance.

Panel 1 – Voter Participation

Moderator:	Jane Schacter, Stanford Law School
Panelists:	Steve Ansolabehere, MIT Ben Ginsberg, Patton Boggs LLP Nina Perales, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund Nate Persily, University of Pennsylvania Law School Dan Tokaji, Ohio State University Moritz School of Law

Panel 2 – Voter Representation

Moderator:	Pam Karlan, Stanford Law School
Panelists:	Debo Adegbile, NAACP Legal Defense Bruce Cain, UC Berkeley Department of Political Science Julie Fernandes, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights Mike Pitts, Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis Paul Smith, Jenner & Block LLP

Panel 3 – Comparative Voting in other Democracies

Moderator:	Helen Stacy, Stanford Law School
Panelists:	Ned Foley, Ohio State University The Moritz College of Law Sam Issacharoff, New York University School of Law Dan Ortiz, University of Virginia Law School Rick Pildes, New York University School of Law

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