Please join us for the latest installment of the James R. Langevin Symposium Series at the University of Rhode Island.

The event will include a screening of the No Time to Fail documentary about Rhode Island election administrators during the 2020 presidential election and a panel discussion on the current state of the American and Rhode Island electoral process. Panelists include the filmmaker, Rhode Island election administrators who appeared in the film, the League of Women Voters, faculty, and students. The event is sponsored by the Office of the President, College of Arts and Sciences, College of Engineering, Department of Political Science, and URI VOTES.

Registration is required. Seating is limited.

Panelists:

Hon. James R. Langevin, U.S. Congressman, 2001–23; Visiting Scholar, University of Rhode Island College of Arts and Sciences

Margo Guernsey, Director and Producer, Time Travel Productions

Kathy Placencia, Director of Elections, Rhode Island Department of State

Nick Lima, Registrar and Director of Elections, City of Cranston

Christine Martone, President, South County Chapter of the Rhode Island League of Women Voters

Gretchen Macht, Director, URI Voter Operations and Election Systems (URI VOTES), and Associate Professor, URI College of Engineering

Joseph Cartier ’25 and Delaney Sullivan ’25, URI Political Science Undergraduates

The James R. Langevin Symposium Series is a biannual event hosted by the University of Rhode Island College of Arts and Sciences to explore the topics of national security and U.S. civics and democracy.