The Carter Center and the Baker Institute for Public Policy at Rice University will host a Sept. 14 webinar discussing bipartisan solutions to strengthen electoral credibility in advance of the upcoming U.S. midterm elections.
The webinar, “Looming Voting Issues Facing the 2026 Midterm Election” will examine the legal, political and practical implications of proposed changes to federal election administrations that could impact the November midterm elections. The event is free and open to the public, register by visiting the event page.
Speakers include David Becker, executive director and founder at the Center for Election Innovation & Research; Stephen Richer, legal fellow at the Cato Institute’s Robert A. Levy Center for Constitutional Studies; Mark P. Jones, fellow in Political Science at the Baker Institute and professor in the Department of Political Science at Rice; and Avery Davis-Roberts, director of the Democracy Program at The Carter Center.
What: Webinar - Looming Voting Issues Facing the 2026 Midterm Elections
When: Sept. 14 10-11 a.m. CDT
Where: The online event is free and accessible to the press and the community; advance registration for livestream required. Register now.
The Baker Institute for Public Policy and The Carter Center have cooperated since 2020 to organize annual convenings that build on the legacy of the 2004 Commission on Federal Election Reform led by former President Jimmy Carter and former Secretary James A. Baker, III to provide bipartisan recommendations for electoral reform in the United States.
The Baker Institute Presidential Elections Program provides nonpartisan, data-driven analysis of U.S. presidential campaigns and electoral dynamics. The Carter Center’s Democracy Program advances democratic elections and participatory governance around the world.
Together, they provide diverse perspectives on some of the most pressing challenges facing American democracy. This partnership offers a trusted forum for developing practical, consensus-driven solutions to the nation’s most critical electoral challenges.