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NCSL Legislative Video Resource Center

The NCSL Video Resource Center is a collection of recorded webinars accessible for on-demand learning.

Elections and Redistricting

The Census is Over; Data Delays and Dilemmas Remain

The 2020 Census is over. Or is it? More data releases from the “decennial” are on the way (but delayed), along with annual surveys and estimates that are released all decade long. Find out what’s coming and when, what’s causing delays, does privacy balance with accuracy, what’s worrisome to state and local data users about data privacy protocols and what this all means for confidence in our nation’s public data.

Speakers: Margo Anderson, Distinguished Professor Emerita of History and Urban Studies at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, Susan Brower, Minnesota State Demographer, Cynthia Davis Hollingsworth, U.S. Census Bureau and Michael Hawes, U.S. Census Bureau 

Redistricting Trends and Impacts from the Nation’s Experts

The meat of redistricting, the actual redrawing of district lines, is almost in the rearview mirror. But fights over how those lines were drawn are heating up, and taking shape in new and interesting ways. In this webinar, NCSL policy experts and publishers of major redistricting websites All About Redistricting and RedistrictingOnline will review how the redistricting cycle unfolded, where things stand and litigation trends. Whether you're a seasoned hand or a first time observer, this webinar is for you. The experts are ready for your questions, so come prepared! Moderator: Ben Williams, Principal, NCSL Elections & Redistricting Program. Speakers: Michelle Davis, Publisher, RedistrictingOnline and Doug Spencer, Publisher, All About Redistricting.

Diversity and Race Data: What Census Changes Mean for Policymakers

Between 2010 and 2020, the U.S. Census Bureau made changes to how it gathers race and ethnicity information. During that same decade, the U.S. became more diverse than ever, and Americans began to see their race and ethnicity differently as well. The result: more people identify as “some other race” and as “more than one race.” Learn what these changes may mean for redistricting, research and policymaking. Speakers include Nicholas Jones, U.S. Census Bureau, C. Matthew Snipp, Stanford University, and Clark Benson, Polidata.

Knowing—and Showing—An Election Was Accurate

An election isn’t over when the polls close― it’s over when election administrators complete their postelection activities, and the election results are certified. With more attention than ever on these postelection processes, learn how fine-tuning laws around audits, chain of custody, ballot reconciliation, certification schedule and voter information can ensure confidence in the election for election officials and voters alike. Speakers are Jennifer Morrell, Democracy Fund & The Elections Group, and Wendy Underhill, NCSL.

How We Vote In-Person and Absentee Mail Options

Voting options changed dramatically over the last two decades. Learn about absentee and mail voting policy options, as well as updates on in-person voting, including early voting. Speakers include Susan Parnas Frederick and Amanda Zoch, NCSL, and Charles Stewart, MIT Elections Lab.

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