The Carter-Baker Commission: 16 Years Later: “Voting by Mail” (April 28, 2021)

Virtual Event

When

April 28, 2021

Virtual Event

Record numbers of voters cast absentee ballots in 2020. While mail-in voting significantly expands voter access, some are concerned about the security of the absentee process. A look at the pros and cons of voting by mail, safeguards already in place, and additional ways to enhance the security of mail-in voting.

“Voting by Mail” is the second in a series of five virtual panel discussions using the recommendations of the bipartisan 2005 Carter-Baker Commission on Federal Election Reform as a framework to talk about current electoral issues.

Panelists

Kim Wyman
Washington Secretary of State

Judd Choate
Colorado State Election Director

Alice Miller
District of Columbia Board of Elections Director

Tammy Patrick
Senior Advisor to the Elections Program, Democracy Fund

Moderator

Doug Chapin
Director of Research, 2005 Carter-Baker Commission on Election Reform
Director of Election Research, Fors Marsh Group
Director of the Program for Excellence in Election Administration, Hubert. H. Humphrey School of Public Affairs at the University of Minnesota