Hans A. von Spakovsky
Hans von Spakovsky is currently a Visiting Legal Scholar at The Heritage Foundation's Center for Legal and Judicial Studies, responsible for studying the legal aspects of elections such as campaign finance, voter fraud, voter identification laws, registration and equipment issues - important topics in an era of razor-thin victory margins for national candidates.
He is a former commissioner of the Federal Elections Commission. Prior to his appointment to the FEC, Mr. von Spakovsky was Counsel to the Assistant Attorney General for Civil Rights in the U.S. Department of Justice. Previous experiences in election-related issues include service on the Fulton County Board of Registration and Elections, which administered elections in the largest county in Georgia. He is also a past member of the Georgia Election Officials Association and the International Association of Clerks, Recorders, Election Officials and Treasurers.
Von Spakovsky has published articles concerning election legal matters and policy in The Wall Street Journal, Weekly Standard, National Review Online and Human Events. He has testified before state and congressional committees, as well as made presentations to the National Association of Secretaries of State.
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