"Rules Matter: Election Law Revealed" is the topic for Coastal Carolina University's Presidential Election lecture, the second in a series, presented by Drew Kurlowski, assistant professor of political science, on Saturday, Sept. 10 at 10 a.m. at the Myrtle Beach Education Center. The lecture is free and open to the public.

Presented by CCU's Thomas W. and Robin W. Edwards College of Humanities and Fine Arts, the series includes four lectures on the presidential election.

Kurlowski will discuss the presidential election process with special emphasis on electoral rules and procedures that shape both the primary and the general elections. A discussion of the electoral system itself leads into an examination of campaign strategy and the positioning of both parties in the political system.

Other lectures in the series are:

* Saturday, Sept. 17, Kyle Holody, assistant professor of communication, "The Role of the News Media in Determining Why and How We Vote"

* Saturday, Sept. 24, Christian Smith, assistant professor of English, "The Deliberative Rhetoric of the 2016 Presidential Election"

For more information on the Presidential Election lecture sequence, contact Carol Osborne, director of American Studies and Community Outreach, at osborne@coastal.edu.

The series will be held at CCU's 79th Avenue Theatre at the Myrtle Beach Education Center located at 900 79th Ave. N. All discussions are at 10 a.m.