Taking the Long View - 3/19/24
In case you missed it, the dates for the India election were announced yesterday. Voting will happen on April 19, 26, May 7, 13, 20, 25, and June 1, with Counting Day on June 4. This means we’ll know the results two days after Mexico and a few days before the European Parliament elections.
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Calendar
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March 19, 2024: Using data for accountability: Lessons learned from the Oversight Board's impact
March 28, 2024: A.I.'s Impact on 2024 Global Elections
September 6-7, 2024: Roblox Developers Conference
Topics to keep an eye on:
Supreme Court rulings on tech during this term
Lindke (Ruling issued 3/15) - Case on whether government officials can block users
NetChoice - Case on whether content moderation laws from Texas and Florida are constitutional
Murthy v Missouri - Case on what the appropriate engagement between the government and online platforms is
TV shows about Facebook - Doomsday Machine and second season of Super Pumped
Upcoming Dates
March 18-20, 2024 - Third Summit for Democracy
March 19, 2024 - Arizona, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Ohio primaries
March 19 - 20, 2024 - Information Communication Technology for Development (ICT4D) Conference, Accra, Ghana
March 23, 2024 - Slovakia election
March 24, 2024 - Senegal election
March 25, 2024 - Trump NY State criminal hush money suit
March 26 - 28, 2024 - Trust & Safety Forum
March 31, 2024 – Ukraine election
March 31, 2024: Puerto Rico Democratic primary
April 2, 2024: Wisconsin primary
April 3 - 5, 2024 - IDU Spring Forum, Wellington, New Zealand
April 4, 2024 - Kuwait snap election
April 6, 2024 (Approx) - Deadline for Meta response to Oversight Board decision on manipulated video of President Biden
April 10, 2024 – South Korea election
April 11 - 14, 2024 - The International Symposium on Online Journalism
April 16-18, 2024 - Government Social Media Conference
April 17, 2024 - Solomon Islands election
April 18-19, 2023 - German Marshall Forum Brussels Forum
April 19 to June 1, 2024 - India election
Voting will happen on April 19, 26, May 7, 13, 20, 25, and June 1, with Counting Day on June 4.
April 20, 2024 - Togo election
April 21, 2024 – Maldives election
April 23, 2024: Delaware, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island primaries
April 23, 2024 - The Rulebreaker: The Life and Times of Barbara Walters by Susan Page
April 24, 2024 - North Macedonia presidential election
April 30, 2024: Connecticut primary
April - May, 2024 - Croatia election
May 5, 2024 – Panama election
May 6, 2024 - Chad election
May 7, 2024 - Indiana primary
May 8, 2024 - North Macedonia parliamentary election
May 12, 2024 - Lithuania presidential election
May 14, 2024: Nebraska, Maryland, West Virginia primaries
May 14-15, 2024 - Copenhagen Democracy Summit
May 16-17, 2024 - All Things in Moderation Conference
May 16-17, 2024 - Election Science, Research, and Administration (ESRA) Conference, Los Angeles, California
May 17, 2024 - TSPA EMEA Summit
May 19, 2024 – Dominican Republic election
May 20, 2024 - Trump trial on classified docs
May 21, 2024: Kentucky, Oregon primaries
May 29, 2024 - South Africa election
June 1, 2024 - Iceland election
June 2, 2024 – Mexico election
June 4, 2024: Montana, New Jersey, New Mexico, South Dakota, District of Columbia primaries
June 6-9, 2024 - EU Parliament Elections
June 9, 2024 - Belgium election
June 12 - 13, 2024 - TICTeC (The Impacts of Civic Technology Conference)
Mid-2024 - Final UN AI governance report
June 18, 2024 - On Call: A Doctor’s Journey in Public Service by Dr. Anthony Fauci
June 22, 2024 - Mauritania election
June 28, 2024 – Mongolia election
July 11 - 13, 2024 - Netroots Nation 2024
July 15, 2024 - Rwanda election
July 15 - 18, 2024 - Republican National Convention
July 22-24, 2024 - TrustCon 2024
July 23-26, 2024 - NASED Summer Conference
July 26, 2024 - Olympics Opening Ceremony
July 28, 2024 - Venezuela election
July 2024 - Burkina Faso election
August 13, 2024 - What's Next: A Backstage Pass to The West Wing, Its Cast and Crew, and Its Enduring Legacy of Service
August 13, 2024 - On the Edge: How Successful Gamblers and Risk-Takers Think by Nate Silver
August 19 - 22, 2024 - Democratic Convention, Chicago
September 2024 - UN Summit of the Future
September 16, 2024 - First presidential debate, Texas State University, San Marcos, TX
September 25, 2024 - Vice presidential debate, Lafayette College, Easton, PA
October 1, 2024 - Second presidential debate, Virginia State University, Petersburg, VA
By October 6, 2024 - Lithuania parliamentary election
October 9, 2024 – Mozambique election
October 9, 2024 - Third presidential debate, The University of Utah, Salt Lake City, UT
October 20, 2024 - Indonesian Presidential Inauguration
October 26, 2024 - Georgia election
October 27, 2024 – Uruguay election
November 2024 – Guinea Bissau election
November 2024 – Moldova election
November 2024 – Romania election
November 2024 - Namibia election
November 5, 2024 – United States of America election
November 11-14, 2024 - Lisbon Web Summit
November 12 - 15, 2024 - International Association of Political Consultants, Athens, GA
November 14, 2024 - UK Election (Tentative)
November 12, 2024 – Palau election
November 30, 2024 - Mauritius election
December 3 - 5, 2024 - IDU Winter Forum, Washington, DC
December 7, 2024 - Ghana election
December 11, 2024 — U.S. deadline for issuing and sending Certificates of Ascertainment
December 15, 2024 - Senegal Election (Rescheduled from February)
December 17, 2024 — U.S. Electors vote
December 2024 - Algeria election
TBD – Austria election
TBD – Botswana election
TBD – Comoros election
TBD – Dominica election
TBD – Ethiopia election
TBD – Iran election
TBD – Jordan election
TBD – Kiribati election
TBD – Madagascar election
TBD – Montenegro election
TBD – North Korea election
TBD – San Marino election
TBD – South Sudan election
TBD – Sri Lanka
TBD – Syria election
TBD – Tunisia election
TBD – Uzbekistan election
2025
2025: RightsCon, South Korea
January 6, 2025 — U.S. Congress counts electoral votes
January 20, 2025 — U.S. Inauguration
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