Voting Rights Today: Strategies to Move From Voter Suppression to Equal Protection
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Date & Time
Wed, Oct 30 6:45 PM - 8:30 PM
Address (map)
1535 Santa Barbara STreet, Santa Barbara, CA
Venue (website)
Unitarian Society of S.B.
Nancy Abudu, Deputy Legal Director for Voting Rights at the Southern Poverty Law Center
will speak on “Voting Rights Today: Strategies to Move From Voter Suppression to Equal Protection.”
Nancy G. Abudu leads a team of legal and technical experts dedicated to ensuring the voting rights of minority communities and other marginalized populations, primarily in the Deep South. She was previously the legal director for the ACLU of Florida. She has also served as a senior staff attorney with the ACLU’s Voting Rights Project.
Abudu has litigated a variety of civil rights cases in federal and state courts, including challenges to state felon disenfranchisement, proof of citizenship and voter photo ID laws. She has pushed for greater enforcement of the Voting Rights Act and other federal laws that protect the right to vote. She has published several articles and a book chapter on various forms of voter suppression. Abudu received her bachelor’s degree from Columbia University, and she earned a law degree from Tulane Law School.
Launched in 2019, the SPLC’s Voting Rights Project is working to become the premier voting rights program in the Deep South, advancing affirmative electoral reforms through an integrated advocacy approach that combines litigation, legislation, community education, and voter mobilization.
This free public event is co-sponsored by Santa Barbara-Goleta Valley AAUW (American Association of University Women), Santa Barbara Women’s Political Committee (SBWPC), Santa Barbara League of Women Voters (LWV), and the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara. No recording or photography is allowed at this event