March 1

Dorothy Smith Ohl (GWU graduate student)

Discussant: Alanna van Antwerp (GWU graduate student)

February 15

Todd Eisenstadt and Jennifer Yelle (American University)

Paper Title: “From Blank Stares Come Blank Ballots: Poor Candidate Information and the Prevalence of Null Votes in the World’s First Democratic National Judicial Elections (Bolivia 2011)″

Discussant: Kelly Bauer (GWU graduate student)