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As the world navigates the complexities of modern democracy, the integrity of our electoral systems faces unprecedented challenges. The Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations invites you to join us for a timely virtual discussion on December 5, 2024, focusing on the critical issues of global election security and the spread of misinformation.


Our featured speaker, David Levine, is an esteemed Election Integrity and Management Consultant with a wealth of experience in safeguarding electoral processes. David has worked extensively to ensure that elections are free, fair, and secure, both in the United States and internationally. He is currently an adjunct professor at George Mason University and has been a leading voice in the field of election security, contributing to numerous high-profile publications and advisory boards.


This program will provide an in-depth look at recent examples of election security issues, explore the impact of misinformation on democratic processes, and discuss strategies to protect the core of our democracies from evolving threats.

Speakers

  • David Levine (Election Integrity and Management Consultant; Adjunct Professor at George Mason University)

    David Levine

    Election Integrity and Management Consultant; Adjunct Professor at George Mason University

    David Levine is an Election Integrity and Management Consultant, who works to ensure that eligible voters can vote, free and fair elections are perceived as legitimate, and election processes are properly administered and secured. He is also an election security adjunct professor at George Mason University, an advisory committee member for the Global Cyber Alliance's Cyber Security Toolkit for Elections, an advisory council member for The Election Reformers Network, a member of the Election Verification Network, and a contributor to the Fulcrum. Previously, he worked as the senior elections integrity fellow at the German Marshall Fund’s Alliance for Securing Democracy, where he assessed vulnerabilities in electoral infrastructure, administration, and policies. And before that he was the Ada County, Idaho Elections Director, managing the administration of all federal, state, county, and local district elections for 25% of the state’s population.

    David’s engagements and publications focus on election access, trust and security, and the nexus between external threats from malign actors and the challenges democracies face in conducting free and fair elections. His work has been published and quoted in USA Today, The New York Times, The Washington Post, NPR, Bloomberg Technology, The Hill, Business Insider, MIT Technology Review, BBC, EU Observer, and elsewhere.

    David received a BA from Haverford College and a JD from the Case Western Reserve School of Law, where he discovered his passion for elections. Since then, he has administered elections, worked with advocacy groups to improve the election process, and observed elections in the United States and many other countries.

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  • Samuel Richardson (Interim Executive Director of Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations)

    Samuel Richardson

    Interim Executive Director of Phoenix Committee on Foreign Relations

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