John Hardin Young spent an entire week in February 2010, in Manila meeting with the Commission on Elections (COMELEC) and other stakeholders and advise on complaints adjudication as the entire country shifts to Optical Scan Ballot technology for the upcoming May 2010 general election. Mr. Young and Minnesota Supreme Court Justice Paul H. Anderson also met with high-ranking members of the judiciary, as well as prominent civil society groups, academics, and other election stakeholders.

Both experts participated in a panel discussion about their experiences in the Phillipines at IFES after they returned.  Read the transcript and/or listen to the podcast here.

 Jack Young of Sandler, Reiff & Young said Virginia statute does not allow a recount panel to reconsider ballots that had previously been disqualified. By Michael Laris and Anita Kumar, The Washington Post, January 22, 2009.  Read the full text here.

 John Hardin Young, who led the recount effort for the Gore campaign in 2000, is played by Steve DuMouchel in HBO’s feature film Recount, which debuted on May 25, 2008. ABC News Senior National Correspondent Jake Tapper comments on Young’s role in the affair on the network’s blog “Political Punch.”