IGP Webinar Assesses 2026 Midterms Election Security and Representation

On October 22, the Institute of Global Politics hosted a webinar titled “The 2026 Midterms: Election Security and Representation.” The discussion featured Lindsay McKenzie, voting rights division section chief at the New York State Attorney General’s Office; Steven Richer, former elected recorder of Maricopa County, Arizona, and non-resident senior practice fellow in American democracy at Harvard Kennedy School; Deirdre Schifeling, chief political and advocacy officer at the ACLU; and Dana Remus, partner at Covington & Burling LLP and former White House counsel. The discussion, moderated by Alex Hertel-Fernandez, Herbert H. Lehman Professor of Government, Director of IGP’s American Democracy Initiative, and IGP Faculty Advisory Board member at Columbia SIPA, included a live Q&A session with attendees.