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Conferences
The Hinckley Institute of Politics and the Campaign Legal Center co-host
an annual conference on campaign finance issues. Experts from across
the nation come together and discuss future improvements to campaign
finance regulations. Past participants include Senator John McCain (R-AZ)
and Commissioner Scott Thomas of the Federal Election Commission. The
conference is held in January on the University of Utah campus.
Redistricting Conference
On April 3-5 the Hinckley Institute of Politics hosted the premier national conference on political redistricting. Participants included representatives from the Campaign Legal Center, Brookings Institute, Common Cause, Center for Democracy and Citizenship, US PIRG and League of Women Voters. The conference addressed redistricting principles and their potential implementation in various states as well as on the national level. A report of the proceedings of the conference will be available during the summer of 2006. For more information contact the Campaign Legal Center at
202.736.2200.
Media Coverage
April 6, 2006 "Lawmakers Avoid Race in Discussions of Redistricting " (The Salt Lake Tribune).
April 5, 2006 "Fighting the Gerrymander" (Daily Utah Chronicle).
Conference Reports
2006 National Redistricting Reform Conference (April 2-4, 2006)
2003 Political Science Conference Report on Campaign Finance
Conference Photo Gallery
Kirk Jowers, Thomas Mann, Michael Malbin and Scott Thomas speak at a Hinckley Forum
Conference participants discuss campaign finance issues in the Burbidge Board Room
For More Info
For more information, please contact the Hinckley Institute of Politics.
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