Election law practitioners discuss recent updates and other issues in election law.  
 
Topics include:

• Recent developments in the law governing initiative and referenda
• Practical perspective regarding the filing and processing of initiative and referendum petitions and litigation about the sufficiency of those petitions 
• Legislative referrals on the ballot in November 2022 that could affect the initiative and referendum process
• What is involved in actions to keep a candidate off the ballot
• What is involved in an election contest to change the result of an election for state or local office
• Special procedures for contesting elections to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate 
• Overview of recent state legislation and its likely impact on state and local elections

 
 
Chair: Michelle L. Wood, City of Phoenix Law Department
 
Faculty:
Paul F. Eckstein, Perkins Coie LLP
Andy Gaona, Coppersmith Brockelman PLC
Deryck R. Lavelle, City of Phoenix Law Department