Election administrators are on the front line of ensuring our elections are safe and fair this November. There is no one for who this is truer than the Secretaries of State in the “swing states.” The vote margins in these states are expected to be small, and some people are already questioning the election’s integrity. Many Americans are concerned about what will happen when voting begins and what is being done to prepare. The Ash Center invites you to a discussion with the heads of elections from Arizona, Pennsylvania, Michigan and North Carolina to hear about what they’ve been doing to ensure the election process is smooth and can be trusted.
This webinar is part of the 2024 U.S. Election Webinar series sponsored by the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation. As the United States heads to the polls in November, this series will convene scholars and practitioners to discuss down-ballot issues, election administration, election security, voter trends, and more.
Speakers and Presenters
Adrian Fontes, Secretary of State of Arizona;
Al Schmidt, Secretary of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania;
Archon Fung (Moderator), Director of the Ash Center for Democratic Governance and Innovation and Winthrop Laflin McCormack Professor of Citizenship and Self-Government;
Jocelyn Benson, Secretary of State of Michigan;
Karen Brinson-Bell, Executive Director of the North Carolina State Board of Elections