An Overview of Election Auditing (10/26/23)

An Overview of Election Auditing: Restoring Trust in U.S. Election Administration 

This is a live-only hybrid event with an in-person and a webinar option. Please select the appropriate button when registering if you plan to attend in-person. Event will be held at Chicago Bar Association, 321 S. Plymouth Court, Chicago, IL 60604. This program will not be available in the CBA's on-demand library. The recorded program will instead be available as an on-demand selection through the ABA's website, which will require a separate registration.

Polls indicate that confidence in America's elections are at historic lows. By verifying the accuracy and integrity of our elections, election audits can improve trust in election administration. This seminar will provide an overview of election auditing, with special attention given to risk-limiting audits. This program is co-sponsored by the CBA Election Law Committee and the ABA Standing Committee on Election Law. 

Panelists:

Sonya Aston, General Counsel & Governmental Advisor, Sonya L. Aston Law PLLC 
Heather Ford, Special Counsel at the U.S. Election Assistance Commission
Bill Kresse, Esq., CPA, CFE, Commissioner, Chicago Board of Election Commissioners & Associate Professor, Governors State University
Jennifer Morrell, Chief Executive Officer & Co-Founder, The Elections Group

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Please note that audience members do not need video or audio access.  Audience members are able to submit questions via the chat or Q & A features of Zoom. 

Chat: Open in-meeting chat, allowing you to send chat messages to and send a message to the host, panelists, and attendees (if permitted). Question & Answer: Open the Q&A window, allowing you to ask questions to the host and panelists. They can either reply back to you via text in the Q&A window or answer your question live.