Voting Rights Act “Nuts and Bolts” Press Call Friday at 2:00 ET

Media 01.16.14

WASHINGTON – The day following the bipartisan, bicameral introduction of the Voting Rights Amendment Act, staff leads of key co-sponsors will join legislative experts from diverse civil rights groups to explain key provisions of the bill and field questions from the media.

*Note: This call will be for background information only and media that wish to listen or participate may not use quotes from the call. *

Media interested in joining must submit a request to Scott Simpson at [email protected]. Capacity is limited.

More details on the bill are available at www.VRAfortoday.org/learn/.

CALL DETAILS:

WHO:

  • Nancy Zirkin, executive vice president of The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights
  • Bart Forsyth, chief of staff to Congressman Jim Sensenbrenner
  • Perry Apelbaum, minority staff director and chief counsel to the House Judiciary Committee
  • Deborah Vagins, senior legislative counsel at the ACLU Washington Legislative Office
  • Tanya Clay House, director of public policy at the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under the Law
  • Erin Hustings, senior policy analyst at the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO) Educational Fund

WHAT: Background only press call to analyze and discuss details of the Voting Rights Amendment Act.

WHEN: Friday, January 17, 2014 at 2:00 PM ET

CALL-IN INFO: To request call-in info, RSVP to [email protected]. Capacity is limited.  Media must commit to use this call for background information only; no quotes may be taken from call.

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