Are election administrators up to the task of holding elections and fairly counting votes when they are subject to unprecedented public scrutiny and face possible harassment? Will delays in reporting vote totals undermine the public's confidence in election results, regardless of how well the election is administered? What are the risks to acceptance of election results and peaceful transitions of power between election day and January 6, 2025, when Congress counts the states’ Electoral College votes? Moderated by Rick Hasen, UCLA Law.

Panelists: Larry Diamond, Stanford University; Ben Ginsberg, Stanford University; Rachel Kleinfeld, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace; and Franita Tolson, USC Law.

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Co-presented with the Safeguarding Democracy Project at UCLA Law.