Schedule

9:00 am

Welcome

Summer Chandler,
Visiting Professor of Law
SULC

9:00 -
9:30 am

Accessible Ballots, Accessible Government: Ensuring Equality for Individuals with Disabilities

Prof.  Katherine MacFarlane,
University of Idaho College of Law

9:30 -
10:00 am

The Voting Rights Paradox: How Election Integrity Measures Damage Confidence in Elections

Professor Atiba Ellis, Marquette University Law School

10:00 -
10:30 am

What Participatory Budgeting can Teach Us About Voter Participation and Outcomes

Amir Farokhi,
City Council Member,
City of Atlanta

10:30 -
11:00 am

Suppressing the Vote through Partisan and Racial Gerrymandering

McKay Cunningham,
Visiting Professor of Law, University of Idaho College of Law

Latonia Haney Keith,
Vice President of High Impact Practices, College of Idaho

11:00 -
11:30 am

The Voting Rights Act and Judicial Elections in Louisiana

Dr. Ernest L. Johnson, Sr., Executive Director and Past President, Louisiana NAACP; Adjunct Professor, SULC

11:30 am - 12:00 pm

Obstacles and Opportunities: a Historical Overview of Faith Communities in Citizen Participation

Dr. Jonathan C. Augustine, St. Joseph AME Church Durham, NC