ATLANTA - The Carter Center and Rice University’s Baker Institute for Public Policy on May 17 will bring together civil servants, former secretaries of state, and Georgia Deputy Secretary of State Jordan Fuchs to discuss how the Guiding Principles of Election Administration (PDF) can be effectively applied to a national post-2024 context as well as ways to help influence local practices and reforms in election administration.
The hybrid event will be hosted by the Carter Center’s Democracy Program in partnership with the Baker Institute’s Presidential Elections Program. This will be the fourth annual collaboration between the two programs. You can request a link for the livestream here.
WHAT: Building Better Elections
WHEN: Friday, May 17, 2024 | 9:15 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. ET
WHERE: The Carter Center, Cecil B. Day Chapel | 453 John Lewis Freedom Parkway Northeast Atlanta, GA 30307
WHO:
Opening Remarks and Introductions by Paige Alexander, CEO, The Carter Center
Overview of the Guiding Principles for Election Administration by Mark Jones, Ph.D., Baker Institute for Public Policy fellow in political science
Session 1 – Framing the Guiding Principles in 2024 and Beyond
Introduction and moderation by Mark Jones, Ph.D., Baker Institute for Public Policy fellow in political science
Panelists: Former Rhode Island Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea; former Kentucky Secretary of State Trey Grayson; former Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman
Lunchtime Discussion – Lessons from a Deputy Secretary
Introduction by David Carroll, Ph.D., director of the Center’s Democracy Program
The Carter Center Chair, Board of Trustees, Jason Carter, J.D.
Georgia Deputy Secretary of State Jordan Fuchs
Session 2 – How is Georgia Gearing Up for 2024?
Introduction by John Williams, fellow at the Presidential Elections Program, Baker Institute for Public Policy
Moderated by David Becker, executive director & founder, The Center for Election Innovation & Research
Panelists: Shauna Dozier, elections director, Clayton County; Blake Evans, elections director, Georgia Secretary of State’s Office; Edward Lindsey, member, Georgia State Election Board; Sara Tindall Ghazal, member, Georgia State Election Board
Closing Remarks by David Carroll, Ph.D., director of the Center’s Democracy Program and Mark Jones, Ph.D., Baker Institute for Public Policy
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Contact: In Atlanta, Maria Cartaya, maria.cartaya@cartercenter.org
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