Toward More Open Government:
Reforming the Redistricting Process

Monday, December 1, 2008
Center for the Study of Politics and Governance
Hubert H. Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs

Conference Agenda

8:30-8:45AM: Continental Breakfast

8:45-10:00AM: Fixing a Broken System - Why Redistricting Reform?

Presenters:
Lawrence Jacobs, Director, Center for the Study of Politics & Governance
Tom Gillaspy, State Demographer, MN Department of Administration
Warren Limmer, Minority Whip, Minnesota Senate
Larry Pogemiller, Majority Leader, Minnesota Senate

Moderator:
Lawrence Jacobs, Director, Center for the Study of Politics & Governance

10:00-10:15AM: Break

10:15-11:15AM: Redistricting Reforms Around the Country: What Minnesota Can Learn from Other States

Presenters:
Michael McDonald, George Mason University
Ann Rest, Minnesota Senate
Laura Brod, Assistant Minority Leader, Minnesota House
Margaret Anderson Kelliher, Speaker, Minnesota House

Moderator:
Keesha Gaskins, Executive Director, League of Women Voters Minnesota

11:15-11:30AM: Break

11:30-Noon: Competition and Minority Representation

Presenter:
John Griffin, University of Notre Dame

Moderator:
Marcia Avner, Public Policy Director, Minnesota Council of Nonprofits