Voters Must Know Their Rights Ahead of Election Day

Voting Rights News, Voting Rights Resources 10.26,20

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Contact: Charmaine Riley, [email protected], 202.548.7166

Nevada lieutenant governor to join experts to help voters make a plan before the 2020 election ends 

WASHINGTON – With just one week until voting ends on Election Day, The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights and All Voting is Local, with its joint And Still I Vote campaign, will assemble state officials and voting rights experts to discuss election protection, voters’ rights, and how to prepare for potentially long lines on Election Day during a Facebook Live event on October 27 at 5:30 p.m EDT.

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 voters, some of whom are currently waiting more than 10 hours to cast a ballot in the general election, are doing everything in their power to have their voices heard and participate in our democracy. Some 60 million votes have already been cast in the 2020 general election.

Tuesday, October 27
5:30 – 6:00 p.m. EDT

Turn Up Tuesday Facebook Live Event – Nevada’s lieutenant governor will join voting advocates to discuss voting options and what resources are available to voters as they engage in the voting process.

Speakers: 
Vanessa Gonzalez, executive vice president of field and member services, The Leadership Conference
Kate Marshall, Nevada lieutenant governor
Nelini Stamp, national director of strategy and partnerships, Working Families Party
Samuel Vilchez Santiago, Florida campaign manager, All Voting is Local

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.