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Legislation Clinic 2006 Conference

The People as Legislators: The Influence of Direct Democracy

March 3, 2006
Ohio Statehouse and Vern Riffe Center
Columbus, Ohio

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Conference Schedule

Time	Event
9:00 a.m.	Registration
9:15 a.m.	Welcome: Steven F. Huefner, Legislation Clinic Director and Associate Professor of Law, The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law
9:30 a.m.	Keynote Address: The Promise and Perils of Hybrid Democracy Elizabeth Garrett Sydney M. Irmas Professor of Public Interest Law, Legal Ethics, Political Science, and Policy, Planning and Development, and Vice Provost for Academic Affairs, University of Southern California
10:30 a.m.	Break
1:15 p.m.	Panel 1: Public Policy Questions for Which Direct Democracy Is (or Is Not) Well-Suited Panelists Scott Borgemenke, Chief of Staff, Ohio House of Representatives Caroline Tolbert, Associate Professor of Political Science, Kent State University Catherine Turcer, Campaign Finance Director, Ohio Citizen Action Moderator: Dean Lacy, Associate Professor of Political Science, The Ohio State University
12:30 p.m.	Lunch in the Statehouse Atrium
1:45 p.m.	Panel 2: How the Option of Direct Democracy Influences the Legislative Process Panelists The Honorable Kevin DeWine, Ohio House of Representatives Daniel A. Smith, Associate Professor of Political Science, University of Florida Julie Carr Smyth, Chief Legislative Reporter, (Cleveland) Plain Dealer Moderator: Steven F. Huefner, Associate Professor of Law and Legislation Clinic Director, Moritz College of Law
3:15 p.m.	Break
3:30 p.m.	Panel 3: Constitutional and Statutory Constraints on Direct Democracy Panelists Jennie Drage Bowser, Program Principal, Legislative Management Program, National Conference of State Legislatures Kris W. Kobach, Daniel L. Brenner/UMKC Scholar and Professor of Law, University of Missouri-Kansas City Dana Walch, former Director of Legislative Affairs (2004-2005), Director of Election Reform (2002-2004), and Director of Elections (1999-2002), Office of the Ohio Secretary of State Moderator: Edward B. Foley, Robert M. Duncan/Jones Day Designated Professor of Law and Director, Election Law @ Moritz, Moritz College of Law
5:00 p.m.	Adjournment