Carter Center hosts election integrity, accessibility panel

A panel on how to better secure a safe, secure, accessible, and transparent election in Georgia took place at the Carter Center on Monday morning. The panel took place a day before the 100th birthday of former United States President Jimmy Carter, the country’s oldest living former president, and included several voting advocacy groups.& The “Safe, Secure, Accessible, and Transparent Elections in GA.: An Expert View” panel that included representatives from four organizations: The Democracy Defense Project, The Georgia Democracy Resilience Network, the Georgia Democracy Task Force, and the Carter Center. “I think given the state of information in Georgia now, which is the same thing we are seeing in many places around the country, it’s important for people to hear from leaders from across the political spectrum about issues openly, honestly, and frankly,” said Dr. David Carroll, Ph.D., the director of the Democracy Program at the Carter Center. “There’s a lot of misunderstanding and a lot of disinformation, these are senior political folks who have a lot of experience and a lot of history.”& & Carroll moderated the panel that included former Atlanta Mayor Shirley Franklin, the first female mayor in Atlanta’s history, was there to represent The Democracy...