According to the Brennan Center for Justice, 19 states have passed 33 new laws this year that make it harder to vote. Join Marc Elias, one of Americas leading attorneys specializing in voting rights and founder of Democracy Docket, a website focused on voting rights and election litigation in the United States, in a conversation about safeguarding fair and free elections.

Moderated by Steve Israel, director of the Institute of Politics and Global Affairts and professor of practice in the department of goverment at Cornell University.

Speaker Bio

Marc Elias is an American attorney specializing in election law, voting rights and redistricting. He is the founding partner of Elias Law Group. Elias was previously a partner at Perkins Coie and head of the firm's political law practice. He served as general counsel for the Hillary Clinton 2016 presidential campaign and John Kerry 2004 presidential campaign. In 2020 and 2021, on behalf of the Biden campaign and the Democratic National Committee, Elias oversaw the state-by-state response to lawsuits filed by the Trump campaign contesting the election results. In 2020, he founded Democracy Docket, a website focused on voting rights and election litigation in the United States.

About the organizers

This event is organized by the Institute of Politics and Global Affairs (IOPGA), as part of The Marc Joseph Social Dialogue Series.  We are a non-partisan institute dedicated to elevating public discourse and stimulating civic engagement. IOPGA is part of the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy.