Commission on Federal Election Reform


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April 18, 2005

American University
Washington, DC

Hearing Schedule

10:30 - 11:30 a.m. Panel I: Elections and HAVA: Current Status

Hon. Gracia Hillman, Chair, U.S. Election Assistance Commission
Ms. Chellie Pingree, President, Common Cause
Ms. Kay J. Maxwell, President, League of Women Voters
Prof. Henry Brady, Professor of Political Science and Public Policy, University of California , Berkeley

11:30 - 11:45 a.m. Break

11:45 a.m. - 12:45 pm Panel II: Access and Integrity

Ms. Barbara Arnwine, Executive Director, Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights
Mr. John Fund, Wall Street Journal Editorial Board Member and Author of Stealing Elections
Ms. Colleen McAndrews, Partner, Bell, McAndrews & Hiltchak
Mr. Arturo Vargas, Executive Director, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials

12:45 - 1:30 p.m. Break

1:30 - 2:30 p.m. Panel III: Voting Technology and Election Administration

Mr. Jim Dickson, Vice President for Governmental Affairs, American Association of People with Disabilities
Prof. David Dill, Professor of Computer Science, Stanford University, and Founder of VerifiedVoting.org
Hon. Ron Thornburgh, Secretary of State, State of Kansas
Prof. Richard L. Hasen, William H. Hannon Distinguished Professor of Law, Loyola Law School , and Co-Editor of Election Law Journal

2:30 - 4:15 p.m. Break

4:15 - 4:45 p.m. Press Statement and Questions and Answers

Interested members of the public are invited to view this via closed-circuit at Kay Spiritual Center. Seating is first-come, first-served.

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