Organized by the Georgia Law Review, “150 Years of Voting in America,” was held on March 25, 2021. This day-long, virtual symposium discussed a range of topics related to voting in the United States, including the history of the Civil Rights and Suffrage movements, the Electoral College, and the future of voting rights litigation. The 2020 election cycle has highlighted the importance of emerging swing states like Georgia. The symposium featured an introductory presentation by Congresswoman Nikema Williams and a keynote address by Stacey Abrams.
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| Thursday, March 25th | 9:30 AM |
Gilda R. Daniels, University of Baltimore School of Law Online, Zoom 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM Panel on voting rights featuring Gilda R. Daniels (University of Baltimore School of Law), Atiba Ellis (Marquette University Law School), Anthony Michael Kreis (Georgia State University College of Law), and Bryan Sells (The Law Office of Bryan L. Sells, LLC). |
10:45 AM |
Panel II: The Electoral College and Electoral College Act Wilfred Codrington III, Brooklyn Law School Online, Zoom 10:45 AM - 11:45 AM Panel discussion on the electoral college featuring Wilfred Codrington III (Brooklyn Law School), Derek Muller (University of Iowa College of Law), David Schultz (Hamline University), and Sachin Varghese (Bondurant Mixson & Elmore LLP). |
1:00 PM |
Panel III: The Future of Voting Rights Nikema Williams, U.S. House of Representatives Online, Zoom 1:00 PM - 2:15 PM Panel discussion on the future voting rights featuring an introductory speech by the Honorable Representative Nikema Williams (Georgia 5th Congressional District, United States House of Representatives) and panelists Joshua Douglas (University of Kentucky School of Law), Joyce Gist Lewis (Krevolin & Horst, LLC), and Richard Pildes (New York University School of Law). |
2:30 PM |
Stacey Abrams, Fair Fight Online, Zoom 2:30 PM - 3:30 PM Keynote address by Leader Stacey Abrams, founder of Fair Fight Action. |
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