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 will look 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 will discuss 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 will be simulcast to Student Chapters around the country. The panel will feature Kristen Clarke (NAACP Legal Defense Fund), Nina Perales(MALDEF), Wendy Weiser (Brennan Center for Justice), and, Moderator, Dahlia Lithwick (Slate.com) Online registration and more information is available here.