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North Bay / Marin Government & Elections

Bring Democracy Home: Election Reforms That Empower Voters

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Date:

Saturday, September 15, 2007

Time:

7:00 PM - 9:00 PM

Event Type:

Panel Discussion

Organizer/Author:

Bob Richard

Phone:

414-256-9393

Address:

P.O. Box 235, Kentfield, CA 94914-0235

Location Details:

Olney Hall, College of Marin, Kentfield 94904. From Sir Francis Drake Boulevard, turn south on College Avenue. The main campus parking lot is on the right, opposite the post office. From there, Olney Hall is north on College Avenue at the main entrance to the campus.

Five leading election reform activists will present their approaches to improving elections in a public forum on Saturday, September 15, at 7:00pm at the College of Marin.

The forum is titled “Bring Democracy Home: Election Reforms That Empower Voters”. The issues discussed will include integrity of election administration; fair representation and instant runoff voting; ballot access; media coverage and access to debates; and campaign finance reform.

The panelists are:

Sherry Healy, Co-Founder of the California Election Protection Network
Steven Hill, Director of the Political Reform Program, New America Foundation, and author of Ten Steps to Repair American Democracy
Danny Medress, Field Organizer with the California Clean Money Campaign
Peter Phillips, Professor of Sociology at Sonoma State University and Director of Project Censored
Richard Winger, Editor of Ballot Access News

This panel will be moderated by Laura Wells, candidate for State Controller in 2006.

The event is sponsored by Marin Ranked Voting and Students for Social Responsibility, and endorsed by Californians for Electoral Reform, the New America Foundation, and Project Censored.

Admission is free.

For more information: http://www.marinrankedvoting.org/bring

Added to the calendar on Mon, Sep 3, 2007 6:04PM

§Debra Bowen to Speak at Election Reform Forum on September 15

by Bob Richard

Thu, Sep 6, 2007 3:01PM

IMPORANT UPDATE TO THIS LISTING

Secretary of State Debra Bowen will be the keynote speaker at this public forum on election reform.

http://www.marinrankedvoting.org/bring

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