Conversation and Brunch with Ben Ginsberg

Crystal Balling the November Elections 16 Days Out

With the pivotal November elections just 16 days away, we’ll look at the state of the races for the White House and control of the US Senate and House. Mr. Ginsberg, who represented candidates and political parties during his legal career, will discuss how the campaigns are viewing the election. While every election is called “the most important of our lifetimes,” the 2024 election actually might be given the very stark differences between the two parties’ candidates and visions. But more is on the on-the-line than just the results of the November 5 elections. With over 30 percent of the country saying they don’t believe our election results are reliable, we’ll also look at what can happen in the weeks after Election Day and the impact that can have on the ability of the winner to govern, the peaceful transfer of power and ways we as citizens might work to restore overall faith in the outcome of elections.

Ben Ginsberg, a nationally known political law advocate representing participants in the political process, is the Volker Distinguished Visiting Fellow at Stanford’s Hoover Institution and co-chair of two nonprofits aiding election officials enhance confidence in American elections – the Pillars of the Community project and the Election Officials Legal Defense Network.

He represented four of the last six Republican presidential nominees serving as national counsel to the 2000 and 2004 Bush-Cheney presidential campaigns including playing a central role in the 2000 Florida recount. In 2012 and 2008, he served as national counsel to the Romney for President campaign.

He has represented the campaigns and leadership PACs of numerous members of the Senate and House as well as national party committees, governors, and state officials. Mr. Ginsberg’s representations have ranged across a variety of election law and regulatory issues, including voting issues and elections, federal and state campaign finance laws, recounts and contests, election administration, and redistricting. He appears frequently on television and has written numerous articles on these issues.

He served as cochair of the bipartisan Presidential Commission on Election Administration, which produced a much-lauded report on best practices and recommendations for state and local officials to make US elections run better. He was a partner at Jones Day from 2014 to 2020 and, before that, at Patton Boggs for 23 years.

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