Panel
Voting Rights Reform: A View of the US and Perspectives from Europe
Tue
Dec
07
In the Kellogg tradition, events in the Democracy and Civil Discourse series convene scholars and practitioners with divergent views to engage in civil discourse with one another and with an engaged audience, discussing crucial questions related to the health and quality of democracy and bringing international and comparative perspectives to bear on the subjects.
In this first event of the Kellogg Institute's Democracy and Civil Discourse series, two US scholars with broad expertise in electoral law will present their contrasting views on voting rights reform in the United States. Rebecca Green (College of William and Mary) and Derek Muller (University of Iowa) will be joined by judge Oliver Kask, chair of the Venice Commission's Council for Democratic Elections and expert in European voting issues. Moderated by Paolo Carozza, this civil discourse promises to be a lively conversation about crucial issues facing democracy in the US today.
Event Podcast
Co-sponsored by the Nanovic Institute for European Studies.
Speakers / Related People
Rebecca Green
Rebecca Green is a professor of the practice of law at William & Mary Law School, where she is co-director of the Election Law Program and assistant director of Center for Legal & Court Technology (CLCT), a non-profit research, education, and consulting organization that works to improve the administration of justice through the use of technology...
Oliver Kask
Oliver Kask is an Estonian judge, president of the National Election Commission, and an expert on voting rights in Europe. His research focuses on constitutional law with an emphasis on electoral law, human rights, and administrative law. He is a member of the Venice Commission of the Council of Europe, which serves as the advisory body for the Council of Europe on constitutional matters...
Derek T. Muller
Derek T. Muller is a professor of law and the Bouma Fellow in Law at the University of Iowa College of Law. His research focuses on election law, particularly federalism and the role of states in the administration of federal elections. His additional interests include federal courts, legal education, and the bar exam. Muller worked as a judicial clerk for the Honorable Raymond W...