March 19, 2015
Voting Rights Symposium - Defending Voting Rights through State Legislative and Administrative Advocacy
Voting Rights, Voting Rights Act of 1965, Voting Rights Symposium
Katie O'Connor
American Constitution SocietyBegin: 0:00
Eileen O'Connor
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under LawBegin: 1:00
Kathay Feng
Common CauseBegin: 3:20
Bret Healy
National Congress of American IndiansBegin: 24:50
Marissa Liebling
Just Vote IllinoisBegin: 37:55
Tram Nguyen
Virginia New MajorityBegin: 14:36
On March 19, 2015 ACS hosted the Symposium on Voting Rights in the States. Experts discussed the new state of voting rights in a day long symposium in Atlanta, Georgia. The second panel of the day considered how voting rights advocates could use legislative and administrative advocacy to protect voting rights.
The panel featured:
Eileen O'Connor, Senior Counsel, Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law
Kathay Feng, Executive Director, California Common Cause; National Redistricting Director, Common Cause
Bret Healy, Consultant, National Congress of American Indians
Marissa Liebling, Legislative Counsel, Just Vote Illinois
Tram Nguyen, Co-Executive Director, Virginia New Majority