South Carolina Election Excellence Forum
Part 1:
Part 2 – Lara Logan:
You are invited to join members of the public, local and national election experts, elected officials and candidates for a forum on South Carolina’s election system on Saturday, March 26th.
The forum will feature a balanced, thoughtful discussion on conducting free and fair elections in our state.
Presenters have all performed real work in elections and are objective, reasonable folks who sincerely wish to work with public officials to improve transparency, fairness and accuracy in our election system.
Your voice and expertise are valuable to us and we hope you’ll accept our invitation to be a part of this important conversation.
Agenda
1:00 – 1:10 | (10 mins) | Opening Remarks | |
Introduction | Keith Blandford | ||
Invocation | Kyle Kasten | ||
Pledge of Allegiance | Keith Blandford | ||
Star Bangled Banner | The Harris Sisters | ||
1:10 – 3:05 | (115 mins) | Session One | |
1:10 – 1:15 | (05 mins) | Introduction | Keith Blandford |
1:15 – 1:45 | (30 mins) | Election Margin of Error | Laura Scharr/Cryste Carroll |
1:45 – 2:15 | (30 mins) | Electronic Voting Machines | Burl Smith |
2:15 – 2:45 | (30 mins) | Public Perception | Michael Reed, Standard SC |
2:45 – 3:05 | (20 mins) | SC Action Steps | Laura Scharr |
3:05 – 3:55 | (50 mins) | Session Two | |
3:05 – 3:10 | (05 mins) | Introduction | Keith Blandford |
3:10 – 3:15 | (15 mins) | Legislative Next Steps | Lauren Martel, AG Candidate |
3:15 – 3:40 | (15 mins) | SOS Candidate (NV) | Jim Marchant (NV) |
3:40 – 3:55 | (15 mins) | Next Steps | Col. Phil Waldron |
3:55 – 5:00 | (65 mins) | Session Three | |
3:55 – 4:00 | (05 mins) | Introduction | Keith Blandford |
4:00 – 5:00 | (60 mins) | Elections, A 20 Yr. Perspective | Steven Hertzberg |
5:00 – 5:15 | (15 mins) | Successful Strategies for Election Integrity Success | Jim Marchant/Mark Cook |
5:15 – 5:20 | (05 mins) | Closing Remarks | Keith Blandford |
5:20 – 7:00 | (100 mins) | Social Gathering | |
Guest of Honor | Lara Logan | ||
Q & A Time | |||
Hors D’oeuvres |