ACS National Convention: Protecting the Health of Our Democracy
How to Protect the Health of Our Democracy, with Featured Remarks by Stacey Abrams
June 12, 2020
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SESSION DESCRIPTION
How to Protect the Health of Our Democracy, with Featured Remarks by Stacey Abrams
The COVID-19 pandemic has already exacerbated flaws in our election systems and created uncertainty for voters, advocates, and officials as we move toward November. What adjustments are election administrators making to account for the public health crisis? What threats continue to loom and what actions can be taken now to protect voters’ ability to cast a ballot that is counted? This session will provide an overview of the state of play for Election 2020 and breakout sessions to explore ways to help protect the right to vote.
Moderated by Jessica Huseman, Reporter, ProPublica
Speakers
Hon. Jocelyn Benson, Secretary of State, Michigan
Thomas Saenz, President and General Counsel, MALDEF
Franita Tolson, Vice Dean for Faculty and Academic Affairs, and Professor of Law, USC Gould School of Law
Two breakout sessions will immediately follow the main panel:
Engagement Breakout
- Kat Calvin, Founder and Executive Director, Spread The Vote + Project ID
- Marcia Johnson-Blanco, Co-Director, Voting Rights Project, National Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
- Natalie Landreth, Senior Attorney, Native American Rights Fund
- Alex Gulotta, Arizona State Director, All Voting is Local
Op-Ed Training Breakout (Watch Recording Here)
- Garrett Epps, Contributing Writer, The Atlantic; Professor Emeritus, University of Baltimore School of Law
- Anatomy of An Op-Ed (PowerPoint) -- Click to download to your computer and open file
- Anatomy of An Op-Ed (Word Document) -- Click to download to your computer and open file