Videos

Spencer Overton talked about Martin Luther King Day 2023 and Race in America.

Spencer Overton talked about voting rights and state elections laws.

A House Administration subcommittee held a virtual hearing with election officials and voting experts on combating misinformation in the 2020 election. Witnesses included U.S. Election…

Two House Energy and Commerce subcommittees held a joint hearing on disinformation campaigns and social media platforms. Panelists discussed efforts to combat the spread of disinformation…

Professor Spencer Overton, the author of Stealing Democracy, and National Review columnist John Fund talked about the integrity of U.S. voting systems and allegations of “widespread” voter…

Mary Frances Berry talked about her book Five Dollars and a Pork Chop Sandwich: Vote Buying and the Corruption of Democracy, in which she looks at illegal voting practices. She was…

Panelists talked about the impact of public or government financing of political campaigns. They focused on Professor Michael Miller’s book, Subsidizing Democracy: How Public Funding Changes Elections and…

George Washington University professor Spencer Overton talked about his book, Stealing Democracy: The New Politics of Voter Suppression. He was interviewed at George Washington University…

Law professors and political scholars analyzed the impact of the Supreme Court’s ruling in Citizens United v. Federal Election Commission. The 5-4 ruling from January 2010 eliminated…

A panel discussion was held on making chage in the current political environment. Topics included the Obama Administration’s policy on Guantanamo Bay, the role of Vice President, and the…

Mr. Overton talked about his book, Stealing Democracy: The New Politics of Voter Suppression. The interview was held in the Authors Pavilion at the Congressional Black Caucus Foundation’s…

Spencer Overton talked about his book Stealing Democracy: The New Politics of Voter Suppression, published by W.W. Norton, and related issues. In his book, Mr. Overton looked at voting…

Moderated by Professor Walters, panel members discussed the importance of extending the Voting Rights Act of 1965, some provisions of which expire in 2007. Among the issues they addressed…

The Democratic National Committee’s Commission on Presidential Nomination Timing and Scheduling, co-chaired by former Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman and U.S. Representative David Price, held…

The Democratic National Committee’s Commission on Presidential Nomination Timing and Scheduling, co-chaired by former Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman and former Congressman David Price, held its fourth meeting to develop…

The Democratic National Committee’s Commission on Presidential Nomination Timing and Scheduling, co-chaired by former Secretary of Labor Alexis Herman and former Congressman David Price, held it’s fourth meeting to develop…

Mr. Overton talked about the final report of the Carter-Baker Commission on Federal Election Reform. The report addressed changes to the nation’s election systems and process. Mr. Overton,…

Participants talked about issues affecting the black and minority communities in the previous Supreme Court term. They talked about the nomination of Judge John Roberts to replace Justice…

At the first meeting of the Carter-Baker Commission on Federal Election Reform a panel talked about access registration and polling places, the integrity of elections, and procedures for…

Witnesses spoke to a panel at the first meeting of the Carter-Baker Commission on Federal Election Reform on the Help America Vote Act. Among the topics they addressed were minority voting…