EVENT: On March 17, UCLA School of Law will host, “Can American democracy survive the 2024 elections?” An all-star lineup will discuss the role of media, law, political norms and technology in assuring free and fair elections and public acceptance of election results in the United States.

WHEN/WHERE:
Friday, March 17, 2023
8:30 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
UCLA Covel Commons
Event will be livestreamed

INFORMATION:

UCLA School of Law’s Safeguarding Democracy Project will convene a daylong conference, bringing leading election officials, election administrators, scholars, lawyers, and community leaders in a cross-ideological, interdisciplinary conversation about ongoing threats to free and fair elections in the United States, and what may be done for a safe and successful 2024 U.S. presidential election. Richard Hasen, professor of law and internationally renowned election law expert, helms the project.

Speakers include:

• Bob Bauer, Professor of Practice and Distinguished Scholar in Residence and Co-Director of the Legislative and Regulatory Process Clinic
• The Hon. Jocelyn Benson, Secretary of State in Michigan
• Benjamin Ginsberg, Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institution and Lecturer at Stanford Law School
• Sarah Longwell, President and CEO, Longwell Partners, and Publisher, The Bulwark
• Janai Nelson ’96, President and Director-Counsel at NAACP Legal Defense Fund
• Stephen Richer, Recorder in Maricopa County, Arizona
• Kim Wyman, Senior Election Security Advisor for the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency in the U.S. Department of Homeland Security
• Emily Zhang, Assistant Professor of Law at UC Berkeley Law

Panels include: election threats, inside and outside; the role of media and social media; the role of tech; election denialism and the future of the Republican Party; the role of politics and norms; the role of election law; and the role of practicing lawyers.

A full schedule of panels and speakers can be accessed via this link.

REGISTRATION: This event is free, but advanced registration is required.
RSVP by March 10, 2023 for the in-person event.

Register for the livestream.

Parking information will be provided to those who RSVP for the in-person event. 

Media interested in attending must RSVP to Annabel Adams at adams@law.ucla.edu.