Guidelines for Understanding, Adjudicating, and Resolving Disputes in Elections John Hardin Young has worked in election law since the 1970s, when he served as Counsel for the Virginia State Board of Elections. He has been actively involved in several prominent recounts, including the 1989 Virginia gubernatorial race between Douglas Wilder and Marshall Coleman and the 2000 Florida presidential recount. Mr. Young sits on the Advisory Committee for the Election Law Program at William & Mary School of law, where he also serves as an adjunct faculty member. He is currently counsel to Sandler, Rieff & Young, P.C. in Washington, D.C. Irie Vincent Tohbi is an expert in election administration in sub-Saharan Africa. He has served as a consultant and regional director for the Electoral Institute of Southern Africa (EISA) since 2003. As country director in the Democratic Republic of Congo, he has overseen programs implementing voter education, election observation, and mediation in election disputes. x