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Democracy During a Pandemic: US Elections and the COVID-19 Crisis

Poll worker sorts ballots while wearing mask
May 13, 2020
2:00PM - 3:15PM
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Add to Calendar 2020-05-13 14:00:00 2020-05-13 15:15:00 Democracy During a Pandemic: US Elections and the COVID-19 Crisis   The COVID-19 pandemic has raised critical questions about how public health can affect our electoral processes and, therefore, democratic legitimacy. This interdisciplinary panel brings together three distinguished Ohio State experts to discuss the potential effects of the current crisis on the November elections, and how to prepare for problems now. This webinar is cosponsored by the Institute for Democratic Engagement and Accountability (IDEA) and the Center for Ethics and Human Values. Panelists Michael Neblo (Director, IDEA; Professor, Department of Political Science) Amy Fairchild (Dean, College of Public Health) Ned Foley (Professor, Moritz College of Law) Poll worker photo by Coburn Dukehart / Wisconsin Watch (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)    Online Center for Ethics and Human Values cehv@osu.edu America/New_York public

 

The COVID-19 pandemic has raised critical questions about how public health can affect our electoral processes and, therefore, democratic legitimacy. This interdisciplinary panel brings together three distinguished Ohio State experts to discuss the potential effects of the current crisis on the November elections, and how to prepare for problems now.

This webinar is cosponsored by the Institute for Democratic Engagement and Accountability (IDEA) and the Center for Ethics and Human Values.

Panelists

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Michael Neblo (Director, IDEA; Professor, Department of Political Science)

Amy Fairchild

Amy Fairchild (Dean, College of Public Health)

Ned Foley

Ned Foley (Professor, Moritz College of Law)


Poll worker photo by Coburn Dukehart / Wisconsin Watch (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)