Voter Rights and Election Protections (5/3/24)

Law Week 2024: Voices of Democracy – Voter Rights and Election Protections

What better time to learn about the history of voting rights and the current state of the law in Illinois and Indiana than in an election year? Attorneys Clifford Helm, Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights, and Meredith Zinanni, Kirkland & Ellis LLP, will present on this topic and discuss what challenges and opportunities they expect in the upcoming election. Together, attorneys from the Chicago Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights and Kirkland & Ellis LLP operate the Election Protection hotline (866-OUR-VOTE) for voters calling with questions from Illinois and Indiana. Hear about opportunities to volunteer to support the hotline as a call center volunteer or as an in-person field volunteer (poll-watcher).  

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Live CBA Committee meetings and seminars will take place via Zoom webinar.  You will click on "view video" and be directly connected to the meeting/seminar on Zoom.  (You will not receive a Zoom link.)

You MUST have Zoom Desktop Client on your Mac or PC to view a live program. If using a mobile device, you must have the Zoom App (available in the App Store or Google Play).

System requirements for Mac & PC can be found here. System requirements for mobile devices can be here.  

Please note that audience members do not need video or audio access.  Audience members are able to submit questions via the chat or Q & A features of Zoom. 

Chat: Open in-meeting chat, allowing you to send chat messages to and send a message to the host, panelists, and attendees (if permitted). Question & Answer: Open the Q&A window, allowing you to ask questions to the host and panelists. They can either reply back to you via text in the Q&A window or answer your question live.