Turn Up Tuesdays to Address Need for Poll Workers, Safety at Polls for General Election

Voting Rights News, Voting Rights Resources 08.31,20

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact: Kelly Brewington, All Voting is Local, [email protected], 202.548.7159

WASHINGTON – To highlight the critical importance of poll workers to holding safe and fair elections, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and All Voting is Local, with its joint And Still I Vote campaign, will hold a Facebook Live event on Tuesday, September 1 at 5:30 p.m. EDT to explore how community members can take part in democracy and ensure voices are heard at the polls. This event will underscore why poll workers are the backbone of elections.

This event is a part of Turn Up Tuesdays, a weekly national call to action to make sure people are informed and activated to vote in the general election. Turn Up Tuesdays is dedicated to ensuring that upcoming elections do not encounter the disarray that voters experienced in primaries in states like Wisconsin and Georgia, and across the country. Speakers will urge election officials to guarantee that voters have access to safe, fair, and accessible voting options for the 2020 elections and advocate for volunteers at local polling places.

Tuesday
5:30 – 6:00 p.m. EDT

Turn Up Tuesday Facebook Live Event – When polling places aren’t prepared, our voices aren’t heard. Together with Power the Polls, The Leadership Conference and All Voting is Local will highlight the importance of poll workers and how they play a vital role in safeguarding our electoral process and ensuring that every voter in every community has a voice. Now more than ever, we can’t allow our voices to be silenced.

Speakers:
Vanessa Gonzalez, executive vice president of field and member services, The Leadership Conference
Shauntay Nelson, Wisconsin state director, All Voting is Local
Scott Duncombe, co-director, Power the Polls
Tanesha Williams, digital campaign manager for Voting Rights Defender and Prepared to Vote Projects, NAACP LDF

The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights is a coalition charged by its diverse membership of more than 220 national organizations to promote and protect the rights of all persons in the United States. The Leadership Conference works toward an America as good as its ideals. For more information on The Leadership Conference and its member organizations, visit www.civilrights.org.

All Voting is Local fights to eliminate needless and discriminatory barriers to voting before they happen, to build a democracy that works for us all. It is a collaborative campaign housed at The Leadership Conference Education Fund, in conjunction with the American Civil Liberties Union Foundation; the American Constitution Society; the Campaign Legal Center; and the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law. For more information about All Voting is Local, visit https://allvotingislocal.org and follow us on Twitter @votingislocal.