The Election Reform Agenda – Part 4: Campaign Finance

H.R. 1, the For the People Act, is a sweeping bill that aims to strengthen American democracy. Included in the bill are reforms to election administration, campaign finance, gerrymandering, and voting rights. H.R. 1 passed the House in 2019, and is likely to be brought up in Congress again this year.  

What exactly is included in H.R. 1 and what are the arguments of its supporters and detractors? Join us for a deep dive into four components of this historic legislation. Each panel brings together advocates, critics, and academics to describe the specific reforms under consideration.   

H.R.1 includes several changes related to disclosure of certain campaign finance activities, regulation of on-line campaigning, and enforcement through the Federal Election Commission.

These panels are co-sponsored by the Stanford-MIT Healthy Elections Project, Stanford Center on Philanthropy and Civil Society, and the Stanford University Center on Democracy, Development and the Rule of Law. 

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Session Moderators: 

Nate Persily, Co-Director of the Program on Democracy and Internet at Stanford PACS and the Stanford-MIT Healthy Elections Project

Didi Kuo, Associate Director for Research, Center on Democracy, Development and Rule of Law at Stanford University

Speakers

• Bradley Smith - Josiah H. Blackmore II/Shirley M. Nault Professor of Law, Capital University Law School
• Richard Pildes - Sudler Family Professor of Constitutional Law, New York University School of Law
• Meredith McGehee - Executive Director, Issue One
• Alex Kaplan - Vice President of Policy & Campaigns, RepresentUs
• Adav Noti - Senior Director of Trial Litigation & Chief of Staff, Campaign Legal Center