FREE CLE | Voter Suppression 101 -- What it Takes to do Voting Rights Work

WSBA’s February Legal Lunchbox ™ will take place on Tuesday February 22, 2022 from noon – 1:30 pm over webcast. This month, the CLE will focus on voter suppression, and voting rights work in Washington State. It has been approved for 1.5 Law and Legal Procedure CLE credits. Information, including scope and presenter, is below. You can register here. This CLE will allow participants to gain more understanding about the connection between felony disenfranchisement, voter suppression, and voting rights, including Washington state legislation and case law. Molly Matter will present on the history of voter suppression, including felony disenfranchisement, the disproportionate impact on communities of color, and the need for the private Bar to enforce our right to vote to ensure fair elections. This CLE will provide a practical guide on doing voting rights work and discuss current voting rights cases in Washington state brought under the Washington Voting Rights Act, the federal Voting Rights Act and the First, Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments. There will be time for a Q&A at the end of the program. COURSE TITLE Voter Suppression 101 -- What it Takes to do Voting Rights Work FACULTY Molly Matter - Amend Law, LLC, Vashon Island MODERATORS Erin Fortney - F5, Spokane Bonnie Rosinbum - Thurston County Volunteer Legal Services, Olympia SCHEDULE 11:30 a.m. Webcast Login Opens 12:00 p.m. Webinar Begins 1:35 p.m. Adjourn Warmly, Dominique Shannon | Equity and Justice Lead Gender Pronouns: They/Them/Theirs Washington State Bar Association | dominiques@wsba.org | 206-239-2113 1325 Fourth Avenue, Suite 600 | Seattle, WA 98101-2539 | www.wsba.org The WSBA is committed to full access and participation by persons with disabilities. If you have questions about accessibility or require accommodation please let me know. --- You are currently subscribed to atj-community as: duaa@kcba.org. To access web features of this list, visit list.wsba.org/read/ Please send an email to the list administrator to update the list administrator with changes to your email address.