Ralph Watkins\, LWV\n
Todd Eberly\, Professor\, St. Mary's College
\nJared DeMarinis\, State Administrator of Electi ons
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Do you worry about the integrity of our Vo ting system? \; Do you think changes should be made in how voting work s? \; This forum\, sponsored by the Laague of Women Voters\, is for vo ters\, students and anyone with an interest in government and civics.
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n\nRalph Watkins\, LWV\n | \nRalph Watkins is Co-President of the League of Women Voters of Montgomery County\, and als o chairs its Making Democracy Work Committee. \; \; He previously served as Vice President for Voters Service for the League of Women Voters of Maryland\, where he supported the Voters Service activities of the Lea gue (primarily VOTE411) from 2014 to 2019. \; Ralph has participated i n many League studies\, including the 2017 study of Maryland&rsquo\;s syst em of primary elections. \; He continues to assist voter education eff orts of the Leagues throughout Maryland. \; He is a retired government attorney\, having worked for the Administrative Office of the United Stat es Courts for 23 years. \; | \n
\nTodd Eberly\, Professor\, St. Mary's College\n | \nTodd Eberly\, Ph.D.\, is a professor of Political Science and coordinator of Public Policy Studies a t St. Mary's College of Maryland. He specializes in American health and we lfare policy\, with a focus on the Great Society. His books include Americ an Government and Popular Discontent (2013) and The Rise of Ideology in Am erica (2015) He is an advisor to Project Vote Smart and his commentaries h ave been featured in the Washington Post\, the Baltimore Sun\, and Public Radio/Television. He has served as an expert witness in cases challenging gerrymandered Congressional districts and has consulted with Third Way.&nb sp\; Named one of the most influential voices in Maryland politics by Camp aigns and Elections magazine\, he was honored with the Faculty Student Lif e Award by the St. Mary's College SGA in 2010. \; | \n|
\nJared DeMarinis\, State Administrator of Electi ons\n | \nIn September \, 2023\, Jared DeMarinis became Maryland&rsquo\;s State Administrator of Elections after unanimous selection by the bipartisan State Board of Elect ions. He previously served as the Director of Candidacy and Campaign Finan ce taking a proactive approach to election administration in campaign fina nce making Maryland a model state for the use of new technologies by campa igns\, campaign disclosure and enforcement. Jared has served as an electio n observer in various countries such as Estonia\, North Macedonia\, and Ar menia and has been published in New York Times for a piece on texting camp aign contributions\, written a book on the history of the Electoral Colleg e in Maryland and presented at national conferences on important election issues including deep fakes\, regulating online campaign ads\, and enforce ment of campaign finance laws. \; He has a law degree from Rutgers Sch ool of Law- Newark and a bachelor&rsquo\;s degree from Villanova Universit y. | \n|
| \nGail Hatfield has been an Elections Administrator with almost 40 years of experience at the Calvert County Election Board where she is devoted to improving the voting experience in Calvert County. Her f ocus is to plan\, organize\, and direct administrative actions needed to c arry out county\, state\, and federal elections plus oversee the departmen t. Since 2002\, she has maintained her status as a Certified Elections and Registration Administrator through The Election Center. Gail has served t wo terms as President of MAEO (Maryland Association of Election Officials) . \; In 2008\, Gail received the &ldquo\;Award of Excellence&rdquo\; f rom The League of Women Voters as well as the &ldquo\;Election Official of the Year&rdquo\; from the Maryland Association of Election Officials (MAE O). Under her leadership\, the Election Board staff received the Calvert C ounty Team Excellence Award in 2003\, 2005 and again in 2016. \; She h olds a Bachelor degree from UMD in Business Management | \n|
\nKristen Scott\, Deputy Elections Administrator\n | \nKristen Scott is cu rrently the Deputy Elections Administrator at the Calvert County Election Board. She coordinates election judge training among other duties. She sta rted at the Election Board in September 2005 as an Election Registrar serv ing the voters of Calvert County. Kristen received her bachelor&rsquo\;s d egree in public administration and was certified as an elections/registrat ion administrator in 2011 | \n
For accessib ility accommodations\, please contact us at least 2 weeks prior to the eve nt at 410-535-0291. \;
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