Equal: A Work in Progress – Voting Rights and Realities
Category: Event Calendar
Date and Time for this Past Event
- Thursday, Nov 16, 2023 7pm - 8:30pm
Location
Virtual, zoom
Details
The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a landmark piece of federal legislation that prohibits racial discrimination in voting, designed to enforce and secure the voting rights guaranteed by the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. The protections in the federal act and the numerous provisions within it are then left to state and local governments to adhere to and enforce.
For the fourth conversation of Equal: A Work in Progress, we will explore the rights of the election process and the interpretations and realities of when certain policies and actions can be discriminatory. Every election cycle there are conversations about accessibility in voting and the regulations or state laws that make it harder for some citizens to cast their vote. Through an exploration of election laws over the last few decades, learn about how these state and local interpretations impact equality at the polls.
This virtual event is free, but pre-registration is encouraged.