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"Battle for the Ballot Box" Set for Nov. 13 Miller Center
Launches Live Webcast Discussions On Politics November 8, 2001-- A new interactive Web site on American politics sponsored by the University of Virginia’s Miller Center of Public Affairs will host a live webcast forum, "Battle for the Ballot Box: Election Reform in American Political Development," on Tuesday, Nov. 13, from 2:30 to 4:30 p.m. The forum will consist of a two live panel discussions followed by an electronic discussion, in which anyone may participate. The "American Political Development" Web site may be viewed at http://www.americanpoliticaldevelopment.org/ and the interactive webcast will be at http://www.americanpoliticaldevelopment.org/elect_forum_election.htm The two panels, which will be aired from the Kennedy School of Government at Harvard University, will include: 2:30 - 3:30 p.m. Panel 1- "Perspectives of the Task Force Coordinators of the National Commission on Federal Election Reform" Moderator: Paula Baker, Department of History, University of Pittsburgh Panelists: Mark Hansen, Department of Government, Harvard University David King, Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University Daniel Ortiz, University of Virginia School of Law 3:30-4:30 p.m. Panel 2 — "Election Reform, Voting Rights, and American Political History" Moderator: Bruce Schulman, Department of History, Boston University Panelists: Heather Gerken, Harvard University School of Law Alex Keyssar, Department of History, Harvard University Brenda Wright, National Institute for Voting Rights The webcast is the first in a series of discussions on the American Political Development Web site on topics in American political history. The Web site is a joint undertaking of the Miller Center's American Political Development Program and the American Political History Initiative. Contact: Bob Brickhouse, (434) 924-6856 |
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