Firewalling Democracy: Election Security as a National Security Issue

Caroline Fredrickson

President, American Constitution Society
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A.J. Bhadelia

Manager, Public Policy and Government Affairs, Google
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Philippa Scarlett

Former Deputy Intellectual Property Enforcement Coordinator during the Obama Administration
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Tom Hicks

Commissioner, U.S. Election Assistance Commission
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Joseph Lorenzo Hall

Chief Technologist, Center for Democracy and Technology
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Ciara Torres-Spelliscy

Leroy Highbaugh Senior Research Chair and Professor of Law, Stetson University College of Law
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Laura Rosenberger

Senior Fellow and Director of the Alliance for Securing Democracy, The German Marshall Fund of the United States
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On May 7, ACS convened a panel discussion on election security in the upcoming midterm elections. The Trump Administration says there are ongoing conversations on how agencies can counter election related cyber threats. Yet, National Security Agency Director Admiral Michael Rogers recently testified that the NSA hasn’t been asked to counter Russian election interference or been granted new legal authorities to do so. Our expert panelists will discuss what is and isn’t being done to protect our elections from foreign interference.

Featuring:

A.J. Bhadelia, Manager, Public Policy and Government Affairs, Google
Caroline Fredrickson, President, American Constitution Society
Joseph Lorenzo Hall, Chief Technologist, Center for Democracy and Technology
Tom Hicks, Commissioner, U.S. Election Assistance Commission
Laura Rosenberger, Senior Fellow and Director of the Alliance for Securing Democracy, The German Marshall Fund of the United States