Catharine Baker on “The Integrity of Elections in California: Lessons Learned from 2010 and Reforms Needed for California to Have Legitimate Elections”

Catharine Baker on “The Integrity of Elections in California: Lessons Learned from 2010 and Reforms Needed for California to Have Legitimate Elections”

In 2010, Catharine Baker was Campaign Counsel for David Harmer for Congress. In that capacity, Ms. Baker oversaw the Harmer campaign's ballot integrity operations before, on, and after election day. Harmer's race was so close it was one of the last races in the country to be called nearly four weeks after the election.  

Based on what she witnessed in the 2010 election, Ms. Baker authored two articles, entitled "Ballot Integrity: Observations and Concerns" and "Restoring Ballot Integrity." These articles have raised awareness of the weaknesses in California's election system as seen in the 2010 Harmer race and serve as a blueprint for much-needed reforms to California's election law.   

Catharine Baker is an attorney at Hoge Fenton Jones & Appel in Pleasanton, California, where she practices commercial litigation and serves as general counsel to small businesses.  Prior to attending law school, Catharine was the Senior Legislative Aide to Congressman Sonny Bono in Washington, DC, where she advised on legislation and public policy related to natural resources and the environment, transportation, Medicare and Social Security, health care, agriculture, and Native American affairs.

Please join the Orange County Federalist Society on October 11, 2012 for a special presentation by Catharine Baker as she describes the vulnerabilities in our electoral system and needed reform.

                    

When: Thursday, October 11, 11:45am (registration), 12:00pm (lunch)

Where: First Floor Conference Room, 2040 Main Street, Irvine, CA 92614.  Click here for directions.  Please park in the parking structure behind the 2040 building and bring your parking ticket to the lunch for validation.

Cost: $35 for lunch and 1 hour of MCLE credit.  (The Federalist Society is a California State Bar approved provided of MCLE)

RSVP and Pay:  To RSVP and pay by credit card, click the Buy Now button on the right.  To pay by cash or check at the door, please send the RSVP to Joseph W. Haney III at jhaney@haney-law.com and make checks payable to “The Federalist Society”.