2022 Election Panel
October 27, 2022
One of the cornerstones of a strong democracy is faith in its election process. For Michiganders, the upcoming election is arriving on the heels of a season of controversy and debate surrounding one of our most important institutions. The impacts of the election are widespread and diverse; while redistricting offers an opportunity for change, not all can agree on what that change should be. The electoral dimension of the economy also hangs in the balance, with the future of the state’s financial outlook uncertain.
The Hauenstein Center and the Grand Valley State University Department of Political Science are excited to bring together a panel of experts from Grand Valley State University and the community to provide an analysis of the electoral landscape with a focus on our state races. Our panelists include Nancy Wang, executive director of Voters Not Politicians, Roger Moiles, affiliate professor of political science, and Justin Roebuck, Ottawa county clerk. This panel will be moderated by Grand Valley political science professor, Karen Zivi.
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The Hauenstein Center for Presidential Studies tonight presents a 2022 Election Panel, speaking today with acting director Brent Holmes and Moderator GVSU Political Science Professor Karen Zivi.
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About our Panelists
Nancy Wang - Biography
Executive Director Nancy Wang was a law professor at the University of Michigan when she became a founding member of Voters Not Politicians. She led the team of volunteers that surveyed voters, researched redistricting processes across the country, and worked with national experts to write the constitutional amendment language that established the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission. She now brings broad policy expertise and a passion for citizen-driven democracy reform to her role at the helm of the Voters Not Politicians family of organizations.
Roger Moiles - Biography
Roger Moiles is Senior Affiliate Professor in the Department of Political Science at GVSU, specializing in American and state politics and international relations. He has been a frequent source of commentary for numerous local, state, and national media outlets, including in-studio election night analysis for every presidential and midterm election since 2000 for WGVU public radio.
Justin Roebuck - Biography
As Clerk and Register of Deeds for Ottawa County, Michigan, Justin Roebuck serves as the Clerk of Michigan’s 20th Circuit Court and Clerk of the Ottawa County Board of Commissioners. He is the chief election officer for Ottawa County, overseeing the elections process in 23 local cities and townships and for the county’s 220,000 voters. Justin currently serves as Vice Chair of the Standards Board of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission (EAC), as the Chair of the Michigan Council of Election Officials, and Co-Chair of the Legislative Committee of the Michigan Association of County Clerks. He was appointed by the Michigan Supreme Court to the Michigan Judicial Council, formed in 2021 to create a statewide strategic plan for the judicial branch. He has been appointed by Governors Snyder and Whitmer to the Michigan Electronic Recording Commission, governing the standards for real property documents recorded in Michigan, where he is currently serving as Chair.
Karen Zivi - Biography
Karen Zivi (PhD, Rutgers University) is a Professor of Political Science and the Director of the Human Rights Minor at Grand Valley State University in Allendale, Michigan where she teaches courses on political theory, human rights, and feminist politics. She is the author of Making Rights Claims: A Practice of Democratic Citizenship (Oxford University Press, 2012), and her recent research on menstruation and human rights has appeared in Human Rights Quarterly and was featured on Academic Minute. Dr. Zivi’s other research has appeared in publications such as American Journal of Political Science, Journal of Human Rights, and Philosophy and Rhetoric. She is a former editor at Contemporary Political Theory and serves on the editorial board at Citizenship Studies.