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Dr. Lott to Testify Before Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity Next Tuesday

Sep 8, 2017 | Featured

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Dr. John Lott will be testifying before the Presidential Advisory Commission on Election Integrity this coming Tuesday at St. Anselm College in Manchester, New Hampshire (September 12).  He will be on the first panel and will discuss some of his past research on the subject.

A copy of his PowerPoint presentation is available here.

A copy of his research paper that he will be discussing is available here.

Other presentations are available here.

Christopher Ingraham from the Washington Post weighs in on Twitter about Dr. Lott participating in the hearing.

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