Internet Advocacy Roundtable: Protecting the Right to Vote & Empowering Voters Through Collaboration

Tuesday, February 14, 2012

3:00 p.m. - 5:00 p.m.

Center for American Progress
1333 H Street NW, 10th Floor
Washington, DC 20005

Since the 2008 election, there has been a wave of voting changes, the most burdensome of which requires voters to show government-issued photo ID in order to vote. According to a study by the Brennan Center for Justice, millions of voters may be denied the right to vote because they lack an official photo ID. Opponents of strict photo ID laws are collaborating and using social media to protect the right to vote. From online petitions to crowd-sourced apps, advocacy groups and ordinary citizens are harnessing the power of social media, including Facebook and Twitter (#VoterID), to organize opposition and raise awareness of the new voting requirements.

Panelists will provide an overview of voter ID requirements, their impact on the changing demographics of the American electorate, and the importance of messaging.

Panelists:

• Vanessa Cardenas, Director of Progress 2050, Center for American Progress
• Rashad Robinson, Executive Director, ColorOfChange
• Faye Anderson, Chief Evangelist, Cost of Freedom Project
• Alan Rosenblatt, Associate Director of Online Advocacy, Center for American Progress Action Fund
• Eric Rodriguez, Vice President, Office of Research, Advocacy, and Legislation, NCLR
• Erika Maye, Communications Specialist, The Advancement Project

RSVP here, or watch it livestreamed.