The Boston Lawyer Chapter Presents: "New Ideas On Reforming Election Procedures"
On Thursday, March 29, 2007, the ACS Boston Lawyer Chapter sponsored a great panel discussion, entitled "New Ideas On Reforming Election Procedures: How Can We Make Sure That Everyone's Vote Counts?" that took place at Suffolk University Law School, Boston, Massachusetts. The topics of the panel discussion included: the implementation of Election Day Registration in New Hampshire and how it could work in Massachusetts; the use and misuse of electronic voting machines; auditing election results to ensure accurate results; and improving voting access for the disabled.
The panelists were: David Scanlan, New Hampshire's Deputy Secretary of State; Stanley Eichner, Executive Director, Massachusetts Disability Law Center; Donna Palermino, Adjunct Professor, Suffolk University School of Law; and Jocelyn Lippert, Chief of Staff to Massachusetts State Representative Jay R. Kaufman. The panel discussion was moderated by John Bonifaz, Founder of the National Voting Rights Institute. Robert A. Whitney, member of the Boston Lawyer Chapter's Steering Committee, introduced the panelists and moderator.
