September 12, 2024
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Once a drama-free formality, election certification, the conclusion of the canvassing process that begins the minute polls close on election day, has taken center stage in recent years. While certification has always been, and remains, a mandatory requirement of election officials, challenges to certification at the local level have the potential to become a top threat as we head into the November 2024 election. In the past few months, we’ve witnessed some election officials refuse to certify primary results in Fulton County, Georgia, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania, Washoe County, Nevada, and Delta County, Michigan – all signals for what the fall could bring.
Join All Voting is Local and Protect Democracy to learn about challenges and the legalities surrounding election certification and what the implications of refusing to certify or delaying certification could mean for voters and officials, election outcomes across the nation, and our democracy beyond the 2024 election.
Who:
- Hannah Fried, Executive Director, All Voting is Local
- Ben Berwick, Head of Election Law & Litigation Team & Counsel, Protect Democracy
- Kerry Durmick, Nevada State Director, All Voting is Local
- Peter Simmons, Georgia Policy Strategist, Protect Democracy
- Moderator: Melissa Grigsby, Executive Vice President of Communications, All Voting is Local
What: A national media briefing to discuss threats to and laws involving election certification and what the potential impact the refusal to certify could have on voters and our democracy across the nation.
When: Tuesday, September 17, 2024, 3:00 – 4:00 p.m. EST
Where: Registration in order to receive a Zoom link for the media briefing can be found here.
Please RSVP here.