and don palmer, former secretary of state, state of virginia, an expert in the electoral process. and want to also recognize the ongoing contributions that are senior research director nate persily has made. our view is that there is a conversation now taking place that we're able to get into and working on reports that we been able to get them jump in writing the report and that we are in this implementation phase continuing to develop that will really produce meaningful results for voters across the country. and so i'm very delighted to be a and delighted we have this opportunity and i will now turn it over to my good friend and co-chair ben ginsberg. >> thank you. this past year, you have actually been and honor, privilege and pleasure to work with bob and nate and all the pleasure to come up with our series of recommendations and best practices. the truth of course is that bob and i have battled over many very partisan battles over more years than bob cares to admit. and it really was a tremendous opportunity for us to be able to come together over these issues. because republ

will now be implemented, thanks to john fortier and the bipartisan policy center and tammy and don palmer as we go forward. it is certainly true that it is a difficult process to get all the elements of this report implemented, that it really is a state by state operation, and that's both with the successes and the challenges that the bpc project will lie your so with that let me again thank john for what's going on, and bob for this terrific year, and nate for making us all smart. and all the commissioners for your wisdom and insights on how to solve these problems. >> during the day we are going to delve more deeply into four issues which the commission made major recommendations. i haven't counted how many literal recommendations there are because there are definitely very specific recommendations but the four areas we're going to talk about today are improving the polling place experience of reducing polling place lines, second, the voting technology issues associated with the new generation of voting machines and that we certify and test them, the possibility of early voting and how

of something that will now be implemented thanks to the bipartisan policy center and tammy and don palmero forward. it is certainly true that it is a difficult process to get the elements of this report implemented. it is a state-by-state operation and that is the success and challenges of the project will lie. with that let me thank john for what is going on and bob for this terrific year and making us all smart and all the commissioners for your wisdom and insight on how to solve these problems. >> during the day there are going to delve deeply into four issues which the commission made major recommendations. how many liberal recommendations there are because there definitely very specific recommendations but the areas we will talk about today for improving the polling place experience reducing lines the voting technology issues associated with the knew generation of voting machines and how we certify and test them the possibility of early voting and how states are moving to that and might move more effectively in a number of issues related to voter registration including online registr

will now be implemented, thanks to john fortier and the bipartisan policy center and tammy and don palmer as we go forward. it is certainly true that it is a difficult process to get all the elements of this report implemented, that it really is a state by state operation, and that's both with the successes and the challenges that the bpc project will lie your so with that let me again thank john for what's going on, and bob for this terrific year, and nate for making us all smart. and all the commissioners for your wisdom and insights on how to solve these problems. >> during the day we are going to delve more deeply into four issues which the commission made major recommendations. i haven't counted how many literal recommendations there are because there are definitely very specific recommendations but the four areas we're going to talk about today are improving the polling place experience of reducing polling place lines, second, the voting technology issues associated with the new generation of voting machines and that we certify and test them, the possibility of early voting and how

tammie and don palmer as we go forward.s a difficult process to gel get all the elements of this report implemented. that it really is a state by state operation and that's where the successes and the challenges of the bpc project will lie. so with that, let me, again thank john for what's going on and bob for this terrific year and nate for making us all smart and all the commissioners for your wisdom and insights on how to solve these problems. >> during the day we're going to devil more deeply u into the issues. i actually haven't counted how many literal recommendations there are because there are definitely very specific recommendations, but the four areas we're going to talk about today are improving the polling place experience for reducing polling place lines. second, the voting technology issues associated with the new generation of voting machines and how we certify and test them. the possibility of early voting and how states are moving to that and might move to that more effectively. and a number of issues relat