Topic: Creating Local Democracy Hubs to Strengthen Communities with Vinay Orekondy, Coalition Director at Rank the Vote. Join us from 5-6:30pm PT for a weekly discussion about our democracy.
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Recording from Wednesday, June 24th, 2020:
Links from discussion:
Election Countdown Clock - https://declarationforamericandemocracy.org/countdown/
Voting Rights Act - https://www.brennancenter.org/issues/ensure-every-american-can-vote/voting-reform/voting-rights-act
Universally Accessible and Racially Equitable Vote By Mail - https://www.demos.org/sites/default/files/2020-06/Universally%20Accessible%20and%20Racially%20Equitable%20Vote%20By%20Mail%20Brief_0.pdf
FEC begins new chapter with Trainor at the helm - https://thefulcrum.us/campaign-finance/trey-trainor-fec-chairman
We're Doing Elections Wrong | Patriot Act with Hasan Minhaj - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MykMQfmLIro&feature=share&fbclid=IwAR3jUZTeF-9Oh21EIsuVT5sZl6X3aHkKAmKPnX5h_ugnQm1HTq1JbUi4BUw
Our Common Purpose - Reinventing American Democracy for the 21st Century - https://www.amacad.org/ourcommonpurpose/report
How Election Security Has Become a Top Issue - https://www.govtech.com/how-election-security-has-become-a-top-issue.html
LWV Privacy and Cybersecurity today - http://lwvor.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/03/Cybersecurity-and-Privacy-Today-for-Web-3-19-2020.pdf
Seven Years Under Shelby: A Conversation on Voting Rights - Thu 6/25 @ 9 – 10am - https://www.mobilize.us/endcitizensunited/event/283416/
Fix Democracy First Upcoming Events - https://www.fixdemocracyfirst.org/events
TAKE ACTION for Heroes Act - https://declarationforamericandemocracy.org/takeaction/