Turn Up Tuesdays to Encourage Voters to Cast Ballots Sooner Rather than Later
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Contact: Charmaine Riley, [email protected], 202.548.7166
For Voter Education Week, journalist Ari Berman and officials from Michigan will join our conversation on the importance of having a plan to vote now
WASHINGTON – The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and All Voting is Local, with its joint And Still I Vote campaign, will hold multiple events in celebration of National Voter Education Week. Voting advocates will convene to discuss how voting varies by state, the importance of making a plan to vote in the midst of a pandemic, and the benefits of voting early.
These events are 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 the general election is not characterized by the disarray that voters experienced across the country during the primaries, in states like Wisconsin and Georgia.
Tuesday, October 6
5:30 – 6:00 p.m. EDT
Turn Up Tuesday Facebook Live Event – With less than a month until voting in the 2020 election ends, experts and advocates will discuss how every state’s voting process is different and the importance of making a plan to vote ahead of time.
Speakers:
Vanessa Gonzalez, executive vice president of field and member services, The Leadership Conference
Garlin Gilchrist, lieutenant governor, Michigan
Lisa Brown, clerk, Oakland County, Michigan
Ari Berman, author and journalist
Ben Gardner, Michigan campaign manager, All Voting is Local
Wednesday, October 7
6:45pm EDT
Michigan Votes: Virtual Town Hall – Voting advocates from across Michigan will discuss voting issues and options specific to Michigan voters. Attendees will have the opportunity to ask questions related to voting, and hear from the panel of experts on all of the safe and secure ways they can make their voice heard in the election.
Speakers:
Aghogho Edevbie, Michigan state director, All Voting is Local
Branden Snyder, executive director, Detroit Action
Rev. Georgia Hill, lead pastor, LifeChurch Riverside
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.