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Voting Law 101: What Voters and Advocates Need to Know

STUDIO WEBCAST Dec 9, 2021
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Voting Law 101: What Voters and Advocates Need to Know (REPLAY)
1.50 hrs
(Contains material from Jan 2022)
Voting Law 101: What Voters and Advocates Need to Know
2.25 hrs
(Contains material from Jan 2022)
Hooked on CLE: March 2022
4.00 hrs | 1.00 hr ethics
(Contains material from Jun 2021 to Jan 2022)

Overview

11:00 a.m. to 1:45 p.m. (2.25 hr total)

Voting Law 101: Federal and State Laws (0.75 hr)
Join Julie Ebenstein and Ranjana Natarajan as they explore what federal voting law covers, what Texas law says, how federal constitutional rights to vote vary from state to state, and the conflicts between constitution and state laws. Additionally, they will cover what voters need to know to continue to vote under the new laws.

Voting Law and Overcoming Barriers to Entry (0.75 hr)
Democracy is intended to be an inclusive process, but for many, the barriers to the ballot box seek to exclude them. Allison Riggs and Mitchell Brown will explore how advocacy can be utilized to lower these barriers to the ballot box, so that Democracy returns to an inclusionary state.

Voting Litigation and Pending Decisions/Legislation (0.75 hr)
Join Georgina Yeomans and Mahogane Reed as they focus on state trends and voting litigation in the south.

If you cannot watch the entire webcast at its scheduled time, register now and view the recording and eCourse when it is available in “Your Briefcase” after the webcast. Earn CLE credit (in TX and CA) on your time!

Event Schedule

Program is subject to change.
All times are Central Time Zone.

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Thursday Morning, Dec. 9, 2021
11:00 am

0.75 hr

Voting Law 101: Federal and State Laws

Explore federal voting law as well as Texas voting law, and discuss how federal constitutional rights to vote vary from state to state, the conflicts between constitutional and state laws, and what voters need to know to continue to vote under the new laws.

Julie Ebenstein, American Civil Liberties Union - New York, NY
Ranjana Natarajan, Univ Of Texas School Of Law - Austin, TX
11:45 am

15-Minute Break
12:00 pm

0.75 hr

Voting Law and Overcoming Barriers to Entry

Democracy is intended to be an inclusive process, but for many, the barriers to the ballot box seek to exclude them. Allison Riggs and Mitchell Brown will explore how advocacy can be utilized to lower these barriers to the ballot box, so that Democracy returns to an inclusionary state.

Mitchell D. Brown, Southern Coalition for Social Justice - Durham, NC
Allison Riggs, Southern Coalition for Social Justice - Durham, NC
12:45 pm

15-Minute Break
1:00 pm

0.75 hr

Voting Litigation and Pending Decisions/Legislation

Join Georgina Yeomans and Mahogane Reed as they focus on state trends and voting litigation in the south.

Mahogane Reed, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. - Washington, DC
Georgina Yeomans, NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. - Washington, DC
1:45 pm

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Conference Faculty

Mitchell D. Brown

Southern Coalition for Social Justice
Durham, NC

Julie Ebenstein

American Civil Liberties Union
New York, NY

Ranjana Natarajan

Univ Of Texas School Of Law
Austin, TX

Mahogane Reed

NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
Washington, DC

Allison Riggs

Southern Coalition for Social Justice
Durham, NC

Georgina Yeomans

NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc.
Washington, DC

Credit Info

STUDIO WEBCAST

MCLE Credit

Texas – 2.25 hrs

You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas. A Certificate of Completion will be emailed to you upon claiming credit. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Tuesday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com, using the course number provided on your certificate of attendance.

California – 2.25 hrs

To claim California MCLE credit, California credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. Verification pop-ups will NOT display when the webcast video player is in "full screen" mode. Furthermore, the notification sound effect alerting pop-ups, will NOT play on mobile devices. We recommend viewing from a computer, as opposed to a mobile device, should MCLE credit, other than Texas, be needed. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE is required to provide the State Bar with electronic attendance records for any MCLE participatory activity within 60 days of completion of the activity. The California licensee is responsible for reporting their compliance/credit hours earned to the State Bar at the end of their reporting period directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

Other States – 2.25 hrs

Note on Self-Reporting Your Credits in Another State

If you wish to satisfy MCLE or other professional education requirements in another state for a program offered by the University of Texas School of Law, please check with the state bar or other licensing authority in that state to ensure it will qualify for self-reporting your credits.

To claim Other States MCLE credit, Other States credit option must be selected PRIOR to viewing the live webcast. You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records and to provide to other licensing authorities as needed.

This accreditation requires attendance verification. UT Law CLE monitors and records attendee responses to questions that randomly appear during the live webcast presentation. The response record is detailed on the Certificate of Completion.

MCLE credit is presented based on a 60-minute credit hour.

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