ACS Bay Area: Obstacles & Opportunity The outlook for voting rights & challenges facing America's youngest voters

The ACS Bay Area Chapter invites you to join us for an important discussion on voting rights.

Voting rights have been under attack in the United States since before the Supreme Court's far-reaching 2013 ruling in Shelby County v. Holder struck down a key provision of the Voting Rights Act. In 2025, at the federal level, efforts are intensifying that would disenfranchise millions of Americans. At the same time, many states are adopting reforms to make voting easier and more accessible, including by allowing young people to preregister to vote while they are still in high school.

This MCLE will explore current and recent challenges to voting rights, as well as opportunities that exist today to help young people participate in greater numbers, beginning when they are in high school. Attendees will come away with a better understanding of the severity of current challenges to voting rights, as well as how to help local communities engage youth to overcome those challenges.

Featuring:

Laura W. Brill, Founder & CEO, The Civics Center 

Pamela S. Karlan, Kenneth and Harle Montgomery Professor of Public Interest Law and co-director of the Supreme Court Litigation Clinic, Stanford Law School; Former Member, ACS Board of Directors

Hybrid

Zoom: Register here

In-person: Register here

1.0 hour of California General CLE Credit Available.