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However the election goes, Washington is going to look a little different in January

Organizer: R Street Institute

The election has concluded, and in January both the White House and Congress are going to look a little different.

Join us for a post-election meeting of the Legislative Branch Capacity Working Group, where we will talk with a number of R Street scholars—across a number of policy areas—on how last week's results will impact their policy work and what issues they see are ripe for reform in the next year.

Location: Webinar

Election 2020: Setting Expectations and Debunking Myths

Organizer: R Street Institute

The Covid-19 pandemic has disrupted American life in many ways and will certainly also impact the 2020 election. In fact, in order to socially distance and avoid unnecessary contact with others, record-shattering numbers of Americans may vote absentee.

The specter of an election relying heavily on absentee voting has brought with it many misconceptions, myths and simple misunderstandings. People fear that absentee voting is rife with fraud, and they're concerned that we may not know who won the election on election night, week or perhaps even month.

Join R Street's Marc Hyden, James B. McClatchy Professor of Law at Stanford Law School Nate Persily, Senior Counsel for the Brennan Center's Democracy Program Liz Howard and Washington Secretary of State Kim Wyman as they set some expectations and debunk myths surrounding the 2020 election cycle in our upcoming webinar.

Location: Webinar

Hack the Capitol 3.0

Organizers: Wilson Center, R Street Institute and ICS Village

Hack the Capitol is a virtual event to provide interactive education and awareness to congressional staffers, think tanks, and press. The event offers significant value in raising awareness of our nation's challenges with critical infrastructure and constructively providing kinesthetic learning at multiple levels.

Hack the Capitol provides virtual hands-on experience with the technology behind manufacturing and energy components, demonstrations of industrial control systems, and an environment to learn about topics in cybersecurity, national security, and more! The event will be broken down into three primary components:

policy panels;
presentations; and
virtual hands-on exhibitions.

Location: Virtual

Perspectives on the Electoral College: Is 2020 a Turning Point?

Organizer: R Street Institute

No matter how the popular vote for President comes out on November 3, 2020, Americans will select their President through the electoral college. With a recent Supreme Court case clarifying states ability to control electors and states representing more than 70 percent of the threshold having enacted legislation to join a National Popular Vote Compact, the status and importance of the electoral college is very much up for debate.

Will the aftermath of the 2020 election change these dynamics? Does the current electoral college system advantage one political party over the other? Is the electoral college a bulwark against fraud or not? Our panelists will weigh in on the likely impacts of the court case, the coming election and other dynamics in helping elucidate what the future holds for the electoral college.

Location: Webinar