Reforming the Way We Conduct and Finance Our Federal Elections
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Vermont Bar Association CLE Panel Discussion. Cheryl Hanna, Vermont Law School, moderator; Jon Rauh, Chairman and Founder of Americans for Campaign Reform; Dan Barrett, Esq., ACLU; Deborah Bucknam, Esq.; Rick Hubbard, Esq.; Sen. Ginny Lyons. This program features presentations on both sides of the current debate about the nature and consequences of the way we conduct federal elections. The presentations and subsequent discussion address the need, the likelihood, and the most effective ways to accomplish a positive change in our current approach. Among the many topics discussed are: the current cost of federal elections and how that cost is currently financed; the effects of McCain-Feingold and the Supreme Court’s Citizens United decision; a range of possible changes, from public financing schemes, to redrawing of political districts, to the creation of a national holiday on election day, to voter registration reform, to shorter election periods and changes in access to the public airwaves.
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