Election Central
November 4, 2014 | 9:00 am
On election day 2014, Election Law @ Moritz faculty experts monitor election administration across the nation, to provide real-time analysis and commentary to news media and the legal community. Throughout the day, EL@M will update these resources:
- Commentary
- Information and Analysis
- 2014 Senate Swing State Focus
- Major Pending Election Administration Cases
Legal Careers & Elected Office
October 21, 2014 | 12:00 pm – 1:30 pm
A diverse, bi-partisan, panel of Moritz Law alumni, Judge Rita McNeil Danish, State Representative Michael Stinziano, and Judge Betsy Luper Schuster, will discuss the role of their law degree and law school experiences in securing statewide and countywide elected office.
EL@M is a cosponsor of this event, The Black Law Students Association (BLSA) is lead sponsor.
Bradley L. Cromes, Deputy Director, Portage County Board of Elections
September 22, 2014 | 12:10 pm – 1:15 pm
Bradley L. Cromes ’10, Deputy Director, Portage County Board of Elections, discussed election administration in Ohio, and its issues and challenges.
Brad Cromes serves as the Deputy Director of the Board of Elections in Portage County, Ohio. In addition to his duties with the Board, he is an active member of the Legislative Committee and Co-Chair of the Education Committee of the Ohio Association of Election Officials, where he is responsible in part for developing and maintaining Ohio-specific education programming for election officials and proposing and reviewing election-related legislation.
Before joining the Board of Elections, Cromes served as a member of the Ohio Democratic Party’s Promote the Vote Steering Committee, where his duties focused primarily on developing voter education materials for college students and recruiting polling place observers for targeted precincts. During law school, he was elected president of the National Democratic Law Students’ Council, and completed an internship in the office of Gov. Ted Strickland through the Legislation Clinic. His Moritz involvement also included serving as Vice President of PILF, and participation in the Law and Leadership Program and Mentoring and More @ Moritz. He graduated from Ohio State in December 2010, and earned a M.A. in public policy and management from the John Glenn School of Public Affairs earlier that year.
Chairs of presidential commission to talk about election recommendations
February 28, 2014
Two key leaders of the recent Presidential Commission on Election Administration are coming to Columbus on Feb. 28 for a daylong conference hosted by Election Law @ Moritz and the Moritz College of Law’s Legislation Clinic.
Bob Bauer and Ben Ginsberg were co-chairs for the commission, which last month released its final report and recommendations growing out of the 2012 presidential election. The bipartisan commission’s recommendations, which include ways to reduce lines at polling places and to expand early voting, were submitted to President Barack Obama, who indicated that the White House will make implementation of the changes in the report a priority.
At the Feb. 28 event, Bauer and Ginsberg will present an overview of the report and an update on its reception. Panel discussions with leading election law scholars and election administrators also are planned.
The conference will run from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Feb. 28 at the Vern Riffe Center for Government and the Arts, at 77 S. High St. Registration is required, and five CLE credit hours are available.