Advocates Discuss Expanding Voting Access for 2020 Election
Hear from directly impacted voting rights activists and others working to ensure that the criminal justice system cannot be used to deny American citizens their fundamental right to vote.
Related to: Voting Rights, Collateral Consequences, State Advocacy
Over 5 million people will be barred from voting in the 2020 election due to a felony conviction, according to the most recent data in The Sentencing Project’s report Locked Out 2020.
This webinar highlights efforts to challenge the barriers to voting rights created by the criminal justice system. While many states have changed their laws and practices to expand voting access, a felony conviction still can deny the franchise to people in almost every state. This webinar features directly impacted voting rights activists and others working to ensure that the criminal justice system cannot be used to deny American citizens their fundamental right to vote.
Shakur Abdullah – Nebraska’s Just Us 15 Vote, recently had voting rights restored
Daisy Chavez – California’s Initiate Justice
Dawn Harrington – Tennessee’s Free Hearts, recently had voting rights restored
Christopher Uggen – lead author Locked Out 2020: Estimates of People Denied Voting Rights Due to a Felony Conviction
Honorable Robert White – Sponsor of successful prison voting bill, Washington DC City Council Member
Moderated by Nicole D. Porter, The Sentencing Project
