Program • MIT Election Conference

The Second MIT Presidential Election Conference

October 19, 2012 – MITs Bartos Theater, Cambridge, MA

7:30 am – 8:30 am	Registration and Continental Breakfast Bartos Theater, Lower Atrium

8:30 am – 8:45 am	Welcome Richard Larson and Arnold Barnett, MIT

8:45 am – 9:45 am	Keynote “How Should We Elect Presidents?” Eric Maskin, Nobel Prize winner, Harvard University

9:45 am – 10:30 am	Session 1 : Three Proposals to Improve the Presidential Election System Moderated by Trent England, Vice President of Policy, Freedom Foundation Panelists John Koza, Stanford University Arnold Barnett, MIT Alexander Belenky, National Research University Higher School of Economics and MIT Affiliate

10:30 am – 10:45 am	Break

10:45 am – 11:30 am	Session 2: The Electoral College vs. National Popular Vote plan Moderated by Alexander Belenky, National Research University Higher School of Economics and MIT Affiliate Panelists Alexander Keyssar, Harvard University John Koza, Stanford University Herman “Dutch” Leonard, Harvard University Jack Rakove, Stanford University

11:30 am – 12:15 pm	Session 3: Which of the Three Proposals Might Work? Moderated by Jack Rakove, Pulitzer Prize winner, Stanford University Panelists Trent England, Vice President of Policy, Freedom Foundation Robert Hardaway, University of Denver Alexander Keyssar, Harvard University Rob Richie, Center for Voting and Democracy

12:15 pm – 1:00 pm	Lunch

1:00 pm – 1:45 pm	Session 4: The Constitutionality of the National Popular Vote Plan Moderated by Alexander Belenky, National Research University Higher School of Economics and MIT Affiliate Panelists Vikram Amar, University of California, Davis John Koza, Stanford University Robert Hardaway, University of Denver Hans von Spakovsky, The Heritage Foundation

1:45 pm – 3:15 pm	Session 5: Alternative Methods for the U.S. Presidential Election Moderated by Eric Maskin, Nobel Prize winner, Harvard University Panelists Michel Balinski, Ecole Polytechnique Steven Brams, New York University Rob Richie, Center for Voting and Democracy

3:15 pm – 3:30 pm	Break

3:30 pm – 4:15 pm	Session 6: Voter IDs: Relevant Constitutional Provisions, State Laws, and Supreme Court Rulings Moderated by Stephen Ansolabehere, Harvard University and MIT Affiliate Panelists Vikram Amar, University of California, Davis Rob Richie, Center for Voting and Democracy Hans von Spakovsky, The Heritage Foundation

4:15 pm – 5:00 pm	Session 7: Voter Fraud and Voter Turnout: Who Should Bear the Burden of Providing Voter IDs for Eligible Voters? Moderated by Richard Larson, MIT Panelists Alexander Keyssar, Harvard University Stephen Ansolabehere, Harvard University and MIT Affiliate Trent England, Vice President of Policy, Freedom Foundation

5:00 pm – 5:15 pm	Closing Richard Larson and Arnold Barnett, MIT

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