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Events to Help Journalists Prepare
National Task Force on Election Crises
Covering an Unprecedented Election
Sep 17, 2020 10:30 AM in Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Presented
by the National Task Force on Election
Crises and Election SOS, this event will
bring together media, legal and election
experts to share their insights on what
makes this election cycle so unique.
Experts will also discuss how the media
should be prepared to cover the legal and
logistical challenges of this election,
including voter suppression,
misinformation and disinformation,
election interference and the
post-election process. This event will be
on the record.
Schedule of Events
*subject to change*
10:30 AM: Opening Remarks by Rajiv Chandrasekaran, The Emes Project; Former Associate Editor, The Washington Post
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10:35-10:50 AM: Keynote Remarks and Q&A with Michael Chertoff, Former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security
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10:50-11:15 AM: Setting Expectations
Vanita Gupta, President and CEO, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Brendan Nyhan, Professor of Government, Dartmouth College
Tammy Patrick, Senior Advisor, Elections, Democracy Fund
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11:15-11:40 AM: Preparing for Election Day
Ron Fournier, Former DC Bureau Chief of the AP
Trey Grayson, Former Secretary of State of Kentucky; Former President of National Association of Secretaries of State
María Teresa Kumar, President and CEO, Voto Latino Foundation
Norman Ornstein, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
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11:40 AM-12:05 PM: Post-Election Day
Edward B. Foley, Professor of Law, Ohio State University
Rachel Kleinfeld, Senior Fellow, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Jennifer Morrell, Partner, Elections Group
Adav Noti, Senior Director for Trial Litigation & Chief of Staff, Campaign Legal Center
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12:05-12:30 PM: Audience Q&A
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Presented with support from the Ad Hoc Committee, American Press Institute, First Draft, PEN America and Unite America.
Schedule of Events
*subject to change*
10:30 AM: Opening Remarks by Rajiv Chandrasekaran, The Emes Project; Former Associate Editor, The Washington Post
***
10:35-10:50 AM: Keynote Remarks and Q&A with Michael Chertoff, Former U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security
***
10:50-11:15 AM: Setting Expectations
Vanita Gupta, President and CEO, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
Brendan Nyhan, Professor of Government, Dartmouth College
Tammy Patrick, Senior Advisor, Elections, Democracy Fund
***
11:15-11:40 AM: Preparing for Election Day
Ron Fournier, Former DC Bureau Chief of the AP
Trey Grayson, Former Secretary of State of Kentucky; Former President of National Association of Secretaries of State
María Teresa Kumar, President and CEO, Voto Latino Foundation
Norman Ornstein, Resident Scholar, American Enterprise Institute
***
11:40 AM-12:05 PM: Post-Election Day
Edward B. Foley, Professor of Law, Ohio State University
Rachel Kleinfeld, Senior Fellow, Democracy, Conflict, and Governance Program, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
Jennifer Morrell, Partner, Elections Group
Adav Noti, Senior Director for Trial Litigation & Chief of Staff, Campaign Legal Center
***
12:05-12:30 PM: Audience Q&A
***
Presented with support from the Ad Hoc Committee, American Press Institute, First Draft, PEN America and Unite America.