Arizona Journalists: Are You Ready for Election Overtime?

Arizona Journalists: Are You Ready for Election Overtime? New Tools for Covering Contested Elections to be Unveiled

Access election law guides, court case trackers, and speaker bureau for rapid-reporting support.

MEDIA ADVISORY – ARIZONA (Sept. 20,2024) – On Monday, September 30th a new set of complementary tools designed to support reporting on contested elections will be unveiled by the Election Reformers Network, the Arizona Democracy Resiliency Network and other election law experts. The “Election Overtime” project will provide journalists covering Arizona’s 2024 general election with media briefings by election specialists, guides for answering questions on election transparency, verification processes, and judicial procedures, and an extensive speaker bureau.  
 
WHAT: Arizona Election Overtime media briefing, including state-specific legal resources and cross-partisan in-state sources for election reporting (second in a national series)
 
WHO:

• AZ Senator Ken Bennett, former Secretary of State
• Ron Barber, Senior Advisor, Arizona Democracy Resiliency Network, former Member of Congress (AZ 8th and 2nd districts)
• Don Henninger, Senior Advisory, Arizona Democracy Resiliency Network, former Managing Editor, The Arizona Republic
• Jackie Salit, co-director of the ASU Center for an Independent and Sustainable Democracy and president of IndependentVoting.org
• Local News Initiative of Southern Arizona, speaker to be announced
• Kevin Johnson, Executive Director, Election Reformers Network
• Heather Balas, Vice President, Election Reformers Network

 
WHEN: Tuesday, September 30, 2024, 11:00 am-12:00pm Mountain Standard Time (2:00 pm-3:00 pm Eastern Time)  
 
WHERE: Register now for the online event.

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Note: The Election Overtime Team will be your reliable support system throughout the election season.