On April 6-7, 2007, ACS, the Stanford Constitutional Law Center, the Stanford Law and Policy Review, and the Stanford ACS and Federalist Society student chapters hosted a "Conference on Elections and Democracy." The conference was held at Stanford Law School and focused on issues pertaining to election participation (including fraud and corruption), voter ID requirements, the use of new voting equipment after the Help America Vote Act (HAVA), campaign finance reform, and voter representation (including redistricting and the renewal of the Voting Rights Act). The conference also featured an examination of the US electoral system through an international lens, addressing approaches to voting, districting and election financing in other democracies. For video of each discussion please click here.


Friday, April 6, 3:00 - 5:00 p.m.
Voter Participation, featuring:

• Moderator, Jane Schacter, Stanford Law School
• Stephen Ansolabehere, MIT
• Benjamin L. Ginsberg, Patton Boggs LLP
• Nina Perales, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund
• Nathaniel Persily, University of Pennsylvania Law School
• Daniel P. Tokaji, Ohio State University Moritz School of Law

Saturday, April 7, 10:00 a.m. - Noon
Voter Representation, featuring:

• Moderator, Pamela S. Karlan, Stanford Law School
• Debo P. Adegbile, NAACP Legal Defense
• Bruce E. Cain, UC Berkeley Department of Political Science
• Julie Fernandes, Leadership Conference on Civil Rights
• Michael J. Pitts, Indiana University School of Law - Indianapolis
• Paul M. Smith, Jenner & Block LLP

Saturday, April 7, 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
Comparative Voting in Other Democracies, featuring:

• Moderator, Helen Stacy, Stanford Law School
• Edward B. "Ned" Foley, Ohio State University The Moritz College of Law
• Samuel Issacharoff, New York University School of Law
• Daniel R. Ortiz, University of Virginia Law School
• Richard H. Pildes, New York University School of Law