Ford Library
June 5, 2001
Ann Arbor, MI


Hearing Schedule:

11:00 am
Welcome by President Ford

11:05 am
Panel One - Perspectives from Washington
with Congressman Steny Hoyer; Congressman Bob Ney; and Scott Thomas, Federal Election Commission.

12:00 pm
Private Commission Lunch with Congressman Roy Blunt

1:00 pm
Panel Two - Administrative Perspectives
with Christopher Thomas, Michigan Bureau of Elections; Ernest Hawkins, Registrar of Sacramento County (CA); and Doug Lewis, The Election Center.

2:00 pm
Panel Three - Media Projections
with Joan Konner, CNN Report on Election Night 2000 and Michael Traugott, University of Michigan.

2:40 pm
Panel Four - Special Problems with Voter Access
with Jim Dickson, American Association of Persons with Disabilities and Rear Admiral Stephen Yusem, Reserve Officers of the United States.

3:20 pm
Break

3:30 pm
Panel Five - International Perspectives
with Robert Pastor, The Carter Center; Jean-Pierre Kingsly, Elections Canada; and Richard Soudriette, International Foundation for Election Systems.