When

Tuesday, October 11, 2022
4:00 pm to 5:00 pm

Where

7200 - Lubar Commons

Event Description

Across the country, the role of direct democracy generates debate. Ballot initiatives and various forms of constitutional amendment are a potent tool for voters, allowing them to sidestep elected officials and participate in policymaking. But direct democracy also receives a range of criticisms that call into question whether it lives up to its promise. During this installment of the Election Matters 2022 series, panelists Chris Melody Fields Figueredo, executive director of The Ballot Initiative Strategy Center, Vikram Amar, Dean and Iwan Foundation professor of law at Illinois College of Law, and Bruce Cain, Charles Louis Ducommun professor in the School of Humanities and Sciences at Stanford University, will explore the advantages and challenges that accompany direct democracy, with attention to recent developments and cases.

The Election Matters 2022 series is co-hosted by the State Democracy Research Initiative and the Elections Research Center and sponsored by Stafford Rosenbaum LLP.

This is a hybrid event will take place at the UW Law School in Lubar Commons (Room 7200) or virtually via Zoom on Tuesday, October 11, from 4:00-5:00 p.m CDT.

Light refreshments to follow.

This event has been approved for 1.0 Wisconsin CLE credit.

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