NCSL Reliable Elections Exchange (Southern Region)

OPTIONAL History Bus Tour to Selma

Bus departs from and returns to the hotel. Boxed lunches provided on the return trip. 

Bus from hotel to Alabama State House

1-1:30 p.m.

Alabama State House

Welcome and Overview

• J.J. Gentry, NCSL Staff Chair
• Speaker Mac McCutcheon, Alabama
• Senator Kirk Hatcher, Alabama
• Secretary of State John Merrill, Alabama
• Wendy Underhill, NCSL Elections & Redistricting director

1:30-2:30 p.m.

Alabama State House

Reliable Elections: What States Already Do

• Mark Earley, Leon County, Fla. supervisor of elections
• Clay Helms, Alabama state election director
• Howie Knapp, South Carolina state election director
• Heather Meyers, Louisiana Election Services director 
• Moderator: Secretary of State John Merrill, Alabama

Trust Florida Elections brochure

Leon County, FL Voter Guide

Leon County, FL Trust Elections webpage

South Carolina Election Integrity PowerPoint

Break

2:45-3:30 p.m.

Alabama State House

National Overview

• Mandy Zoch, NCSL Elections & Redistricting program

3:30-4:15 p.m.

Alabama State House

Cybersecurity for Elections, Explained

• Marci Andino, Elections Infrastructure Information Sharing & Analysis Center (EI-ISAC)
• Adam Clayton Powell III, USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative
• Kim Wyman, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
• Moderator: Lindsey Forson, National Association of Secretaries of State

Marci Andino PowerPoint

Protecting Against Potential Russian Cyberattacks handout

CISA: Election Infrastructure Security

USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative: 2020 Report

USC Election Cybersecurity Initiative: 2021 Report

4:15-5:30 p.m.

Alabama State House

State Breakouts

Bus from State House to hotel

Refresh before dinner by taking the bus back to the hotel. Don’t need to return to the hotel or prefer to stretch your legs? The Department of Archives and History is a 0.2-mile walk from the State House. 

Bus from hotel to Department of Archives and History

6:30-8:30 p.m.

Alabama Department of Archives and History

Catered Dinner

The Department of Archives and History exhibits will be open.

Bus from the Department of Archives and History to the hotel

OPTIONAL Run or Walk

If you're interested, meet in the hotel lobby at 7 a.m.

8-9 a.m.

Renaissance Montgomery

Breakfast

9-9:45 a.m.

Renaissance Montgomery

Election Accuracy: Before the Voting Begins

• Clay Helms, Alabama state election director
• Judge JC Love, III, Montgomery County, Ala., Probate Judge 
• Moderator: Charles Stewart III, MIT

Charles Stewart PowerPoint

NCSL: After Redistricting is Done: Election Processes and Implementation

Break

10-10:45 a.m.

Renaissance Montgomery

Election Accuracy: Voting Technology

• Jack Cobb, laboratory director at Pro V&V, a voting system test laboratory in Huntsville, Ala.
• Chairman Tom Hicks, U.S. Election Assistance Commission
• Moderator: Charles Stewart III, MIT

Chairman Tom Hicks PowerPoint

Jack Cobb PowerPoint

Break

11-11:45 a.m.

Renaissance Montgomery

Election Accuracy: After the Voting Ends

• Blake Evans, Georgia state election director
• Joseph Kirk, Barow County, Ga., election director
• Wendy Underhill, NCSL Elections & Redistricting director
• Moderator: Charles Stewart III, MIT

Wendy Underhill PowerPoint

11:45 a.m.-12:45 p.m.

Renaissance Montgomery

Lunch

12:45 p.m.

Bus from hotel to Alabama Capitol

Take this bus if interested in joining the Alabama State Capitol tour.

OPTIONAL Tour of Alabama Capitol

Bus from hotel to State House

Take this bus if you didn't take the earlier one for the State Capitol tour.

1:45-2:45 p.m.

Alabama State House

Election Reports from the Left, Right and Center

• Marci Andino, Bipartisan Policy Center
• Jess Lieberman, American Academy of Arts & Sciences
• Secretary of State John Merrill, Republican State Leadership Committee
• Moderator: Ben Williams, NCSL Elections & Redistricting program

Bipartisan Policy Center report

American Academy of Sciences report

Republican State Leadership Committee report

Marci Andino PowerPoint

2:45-3:45 p.m.

Alabama State House

Bus to local election office and hotel

The bus will stop at the local election office for those choosing to take the tour and then continue on to the hotel.

4 - 5:15 p.m.

OPTIONAL Local Election Office Tour

• Judge JC Love, III, Montgomery County, Ala., Probate Judge

5:30-6:30 p.m.

Renaissance Montgomery

Resources

8:30-9:30 a.m.

Renaissance Montgomery

Breakfast

9:30-9:45 a.m.

Renaissance Montgomery

Why Communication Matters

• Mick Bullock, NCSL Public Affairs director
• Wendy Underhill, NCSL Elections & Redistricting director

9:45-10:15 a.m.

Renaissance Montgomery

Managing Election Mis-, Dis- and Malinformation

• Matt Masterson, Microsoft

Matt Masterson PowerPoint

Rumor Control Page Start-Up Guide 

MDM Planning and Incident Response Guide

10:15-10:45 a.m.

Renaissance Montgomery

Building Trust with Constituents: An Interview with Michigan Senator Ed McBroom

• Senator Ed McBroom, Michigan

Break

11 a.m.-12:15 p.m.

Renaissance Montgomery

Talking About Elections

• Judge James E. Tatum, Bullock County, Ala., Probate Judge
• Kim Wyman, Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
• Molly Aziz, Budget & Policy Analyst, Georgia House Budget & Research Office
• Moderator: Matt Masterson, Microsoft

Georgia Infographic: Voter Registration

Georgia Infographic: Voter Identification

Georgia Infographic: Early and Absentee Voting

Georgia Infographic: Returns, Recounts and Contested Results

Georgia Infographic: Election Day

Georgia Infographic: Electoral College

12:15 - 1 p.m.

Renaissance Montgomery

Final Thoughts and Questions

• Secretary of State John Merrill, Alabama
• Wendy Underhill, NCSL Elections and Redistricting program

Box lunches will be provided.

1:15-3 p.m.

Renaissance Montgomery

Optional Montgomery History Bus Tour