Conference on Campaigns and Elections

["Canova, Timothy" <CANOVA@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Conference Announcement and Registration Form in PDF Format:

 <<CLE-Election.pdf>>
> Cosponsored by
> The University of New Mexico School of Law
> State Bar of New Mexico
>
> The 2001 Conference on Campaigns, Elections,
> Redistricting, and Money to
> Fund the Elections System
>
> How Elections Work, and How They May Be Reformed
>
> Timely Topics of Interest to Lawyers, Community Leaders,
> Public Officials, and the Voting Public:
>
> 		*	The Technology of Voting and Vote Counting
> 		*	Campaign Finance Reform:  Outlook for N.M. and
> Nationally
> 		*	Redistricting and Representation in 2001
> 		*	Comparative and Alternative Election Systems
>
> Featuring Distinguished Local and National Faculty Including:
>
> John B. Anderson, Esq., Distinguished Visiting Professor of Law, Nova
> Southeastern University
> Independent Party Candidate for President, 1980; Former United States
> Representative,
> 16th Congressional District of Illinois
>
> Jamin Raskin, Professor of Constitutional Law
> American University, Washington College of Law, Washington, D.C.
>
> Rolando Rios, Esq. Legal Counsel
> League of United Latin American Citizens, San Antonio, Texas
>
> Bradley A. Smith, Commissioner
> Federal Election Commission, Washington, D.C.
>
> Friday, April 20, 2001   *   8:30 a.m. to 4:45 p.m.
>
> The Albuquerque Convention Center  *  Cimarron Room, East Bldg.  *
> Albuquerque, NM
> 7.8 General MCLE Credits
>
>
> All at a Bargain Price!
>
> PROGRAM DESCRIPTION
>
> The November 2000 election was the closest election in decades, both in
> New Mexico and at the national level.  While much of the nation was fixed
> on the results in Florida, New Mexico's outcome remained uncertain for
> weeks.  Ballots were impounded and hand recounts occurred throughout New
> Mexico.  Hear from lawyers, and party , election, and other public
> officials who took part in these dramatic events.
>
> This Conference will also offer panels on other important and timely
> subjects related to campaign finance and redistricting.  You will hear
> from critics of present campaign finance law who advocate stricter
> regulation, as well as a prominent critic who supports less regulation of
> campaign finance.  The redistricting panel will feature actual players in
> the redistricting process, including elected officials and litigators.
>
> Through this Conference you will learn about the state and federal
> campaign and election systems from a diverse faculty of state and federal
> elected and appointed officials, leading scholars, and private election
> law practitioners.  Don't miss this very special program that will help
> you to:
>
> *	Learn about the legal issues associated with early and absentee
> balloting in New Mexico
> *    Learn how New Mexico's modern voting machines work and have failed to
> work
> *    Hear from elected officials about how they raise money to finance
> their campaigns
> *    Consider various campaign finance reform proposals and related
> constitutional and legal issues
> *    Have the opportunity to ask elected and appointed officials where the
> bodies are buried
> *    Understand the legal, political, and demographic factors that
> influence elected officials in making redistricting decisions
> *    Consider various legal and constitutional challenges to redistricting
> decisions
> *    Compare state and federal election systems with systems in other
> states and other countries
> *    Consider various proposals to reform the election system to arguably
> enhance values of democracy, representation, and fairness
>
> You'll attend quality panels, network with state and federal elected and
> appointed officials, legal practitioners and scholars, and get answers to
> your questions.
>
> Campaign and election law is a complex field of great importance to
> individual candidates and citizens alike.  Lawyers are increasingly called
> upon to work on many different facets of election law, from counseling
> candidates on campaign finance regulations, to litigating election
> disputes, serving as monitors of vote recounts, and defending or attacking
> state redistricting decisions.  Recent political controversies have
> increased the demands on lawyers, public officials and concerned
> citizensto understand and explain our election systems to thepublic.  This
> Conference on Campaigns, Elections, Redistricting and the Money to Fund
> Them will provide an excellent foundation for all lawyers to build upon.
>
> Noted experts in their fields will address issues concerning the
> tabulation and recounting of votes, campaign finance law and reform
> proposals, redistricting and representation issues, and alternative models
> for conducting elections:
>
> Program Topics and Agenda
>
> Introduction and Welcoming Remarks 	8:30 a.m.
> Robert J. Desiderio, Esq., Dean, UNM School of Law
> Suedeen Kelly, Esq., Professor of Law, UNM School of Law
>
>
> Panel I:  Changes in the Technology of Voting and Counting Votes:  or, How
> to Forestall a Florida Fiasco in New Mexico and Other States		8:40
> a.m.
>
> Moderator:  Antoinette Sedillo-Lopez, Esq., Professor of Law, UNM School
> of Law
> Panelists:  Rebecca Vigil-Giron, New Mexico Secretary of State; Rod Adair,
> State Senator, 33rd State Senate District of New Mexico; David Duhigg,
> Esq., former legal counsel to the New Mexico State Democratic Party and
> post Nov. 2000 election monitor for Bernalillo County; Jim Browning, Esq.,
> Browning & Peifer, P.A., Albuquerque, NM; Hoyt Clifton, former Director,
> New Mexico Bureau of Elections, 1968-1994
>
>
> Panel II:  Campaign Finance Reform:  The Outlook Nationally and in New
> Mexico	10:15 a.m.
>
> Moderator:  Timothy A. Canova, Esq, Assistant Professor of Law, UNM School
> of Law
> Panelists:  Bradley A. Smith, Commissioner, Federal Election Commission;
> Tom Udall, Esq., United States Representative, 3rd Congressional District
> of NM; Dede Feldman, State Senator, 13th State Senate District of NM;
> Jamin Raskin, Professor of Constitutional Law, American University,
> Washington College of Law; Gloria Tristani, Commissioner, Federal
> Communications Commission
>
>
> Lunch (provided)	12:00 noon
> Guest Speaker:	   Senator Richard M. Romero, President Pro-Tempore
> of the New Mexico State Senate
>
>
> Panel III:  Redistricting and Representation:  How the Recently Announced
> Census Results and the Voting Rights Act are Likely to Affect the Nation's
> and New Mexico's Summer of 2001 Redistricting Efforts		1:15 p.m.
>
> Moderator:  Suedeen Kelly, Esq., Professor of Law, UNM School of Law
> Panelists:  Tony Williams, Esq., former State Senator, 29th State Senate
> District of New Mexico, 1985-1992; Raymond G. Sanchez, Esq., former
> Speaker of the New Mexico House of Representatives, 1983-2000; Brian
> Sanderoff, President, Research and Polling, Inc., Albuquerque, NM; Joe
> Goldberg, Esq., Freedman, Boyd, Daniels, Hollander, Goldberg & Cline,
> P.A., Albuquerque, NM; Rolando Rios, Esq., Legal Counsel, League of United
> Latin American Citizens
>
>
> Panel IV:  Comparative and Alternative Election Systems:  The Pros and
> Cons of Choosing Other Ways to Elect Our Representatives	3:15 p.m.
>
> Moderator:  Robert L. Schwartz, Esq., Professor of Law, UNM School of Law
> Panelists:  Ben Lujan, Speaker of the New Mexico House of Representatives;
> John B. Anderson, Esq., Former United States Representative, 16th
> Congressional District of Illinois, 1960-1980; and Independent Party
> Candidate for President, 1980; Jamin Raskin, Esq., Professor of
> Constitutional Law, American University, Washington College of Law; Dr.
> Nancy Baker, Associate Professor, Dept. of Government, NMSU, Las Cruces,
> NM
>
>
> Conference Wrap-Up and Summary	4:30 p.m.
> Timothy A. Canova, Esq., Assistant Professor of Law, UNM School of Law
> Suedeen Kelly, Esq., Professor of Law, UNM School of Law
>
> Adjourn	4:45 p.m.
>
>
>
>
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