This election cycle has seen a surge of voter registration. While this influx presents an opportunity for expanding our voting population, there is also the possibility that these new registrants and others will be disenfranchised by legal and administrative hurdles, technological errors and misinformation.

This program looked at the legal issues that will likely affect voting rights this year, including voter identification laws, and laws aimed at ending deceptive tactics and voter intimidation. Panelist discussed these and other potential problems that threaten to disenfranchise the most vulnerable voters and what we can do to make sure every vote counts.

This event was simulcast to Student Chapters around the country. Click here to watch the video.

The panel featured:

• Kristen Clarke, Assistant Counsel in the Political Participation Group, NAACP Legal Defense Fund
• Nina Perales, Southwest Regional Counsel, Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF)
• Wendy Weiser, Deputy Director for Democracy, Brennan Center for Justice
• Moderator, Dahlia Lithwick, Senior Editor, Slate.com
• Closing Remarks, Jonah Goldman, Director, National Campaign for Fair Elections in the Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law's Voting Rights Project

Tuesday, October 7, 2008 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm American University Washington College of Law 4801 Massachusetts Avenue NW, Room 603