In 2024, 17 bad bills in the Virginia General Assembly that weaken election integrity have now “crossed-over” from one chamber to the other. At the same time, some very good bills that strengthen election integrity are being proposed by Republicans in Congress. This is a critical time to show your opposition to the Democrat-sponsored bad bills. This briefing will give you the information and tools you need to contact legislators and the Governor to support election integrity.
SPONSOR: Fairfax County Republican Committee Election Integrity Working Group
DATE: February 16, 2024
TIME: 7:00 p.m. to 8:30 p.m.
PLACE: Zoom Webinar
COST: Free!
You will receive an email with the zoom link for the webinar after you have signed up. If you don’t receive the zoom link, please email us at electionintegrity@fairfaxgop.org, and we will personally send it to you. We will also send a packet of background materials on Friday to everyone who signs up, including information on bills in Congress and the Virginia General Assembly, along with sample emails and contact information for Virginia legislators and the Governor.
AGENDA:
1. Update on Election Integrity Bills in the 118th Congress:
Speaker: Thomas Lane, Elections Counsel and Director of Election Coalitions for the Committee on House Administration at the U.S. House of Representatives
Thomas has authored numerous oversight letters, led nearly 50 witnesses through over a dozen hearings, built the elections coalition, and has represented the Committee to stakeholders, gaining external and internal support for the American Confidence in Elections Act and many more pieces of legislation. Previously, Thomas served as the Virginia Election Integrity State Director at the Republican National Committee for the election of Glenn Youngkin, recruiting, training, and scheduling over 3,200 poll watchers at nearly 6,000 poll watching shifts during both Early Voting and Election Day. Before that, Thomas worked for Donald J. Trump for President, Inc. as New Mexico’s and Arizona’s Election Day Operations Director, and for the National Republican Senatorial Committee managing the post-Election Day operations plan for Georgia’s Senate Runoff and Special Election
2. How we got here: Years of bad laws damaging election integrity in Virginia
Speaker: Dr. Clara Belle Wheeler, Senior Fellow, Virginia Institute for Public Policy. Widely considered one of the foremost experts on Virginia’s electoral process and systems, Clara Belle previously served as the vice-chair of the Virginia State Board of Elections
3. Brief Reports on 2024 Anti-Election Integrity Bills In Virginia House and Senate
Speakers: Andi Bayer, Christine Brim, Ann Grigorian, Lindsey Zea, Clara Belle Wheeler, Nancy Smith and others
4. Next Steps and Action Plans
Speaker: Nancy Smith, Middle Resolution PAC and Lindsey Zea, Virginia Institute Action and others
5. Q&A and Discussion
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