How to Change Election Law
Are you outraged by the long lines, the number of voters kicked off the rolls, the millions of dollars candidates need to run for office, faulty voting machines, confusion about voter ID and overall voter suppression tactics? We can #TakeCivicAction to change how we vote.
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Our Guest -- Renowned election law attorney Jerry Goldfeder
Jerry H. Goldfeder is Special Counsel at Stroock & Stroock & Lavan, LLP, specializing in election and campaign finance law, government relations and public integrity defense. He teaches Election Law at Fordham Law School and University of Pennsylvania Law School.
Homework
Contact your Secretary of State/local Board of Elections to find out how your elections are administered. Is it easy or difficult according to the rules?
Think about how you will organize around improving how elections are run in your state. (Maybe you’ll testify in a public hearing about voting, maybe you will push for a State Voter Rights Amendment)
Find out if there are organizations (Common Cause, etc.) on the ground in your state already working around voters rights/elections and consider getting involved.