Join us for the Ninth Annual State of Voting Rights program on October 10, just weeks away from the general election. Every day, there are new issues to discuss, from state voting restrictions to what to expect after the polls close; from foreign interference to domestic misinformation about our elections. As we continue to deal with the fall out of recent Supreme Court opinions about the Voting Rights Act, gerrymandering, and the role of state government in our elections, we will discuss the nature of democracy itself. Our panel will also consider what we can do as a nation moving forward to protect the franchise and guarantee the right to vote.
Speakers:
Khyla Craine – Deputy Legal Director, Michigan Department of State
Andrew Garber – Counsel, Voting Rights and Elections Program, Brennan Center for Justice
Rick Hasen – Gary T. Schwartz Endowed Chair in Law and Director of the Safeguarding Democracy Project, UCLA School of Law; Author, A Real Right to Vote: How a Constitutional Amendment Can Safeguard American Democracy.
Sophia Lin Lakin – Director, Voting Rights Project, American Civil Liberties Union
Moderator:
Jason A. Abel – Partner, Steptoe LLP and Chair of Steptoe’s Campaign Finance and Political Law Practice; Co-Chair, Civil Rights and Equal Opportunity Committee, ABA Section of Civil Rights and Social Justice
