Presented By: Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP)
The Disappearing Franchise
Vann R. Newkirk II, staff writer for The Atlantic
Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy, Annenberg Auditorium (1120)
735 S. State Street, Ann Arbor 48109-3091
11:30am-1:00pm (lunch provided)
Free and open to the public.
Join the conversation with @SCPP_FordSchool using #SCPPTalks
Presented by the Students of Color in Public Policy, Vann R. Newkirk, II, staff writer at The Atlantic, explores how democracy and the ballot have been curtailed for people on the margins of society and examines the legal implications on gerrymandering and voter ID sparked by the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the 2013 Supreme Court decision, Shelby County v. Holder.
This event is co-sponsored by: Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP); The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy; Ford School of Public Policy Student Affairs Committee; Ford School of Public Policy Domestic Policy Corps; American Culture Department; Political Science Department; Political Scientists of Color; Spectrum Center; and Wallace House, home to the Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellows and the Livingston Awards.
Questions? Contact SCPP President Gabrielle Horton (gjhorton@umich.edu)
735 S. State Street, Ann Arbor 48109-3091
11:30am-1:00pm (lunch provided)
Free and open to the public.
Join the conversation with @SCPP_FordSchool using #SCPPTalks
Presented by the Students of Color in Public Policy, Vann R. Newkirk, II, staff writer at The Atlantic, explores how democracy and the ballot have been curtailed for people on the margins of society and examines the legal implications on gerrymandering and voter ID sparked by the Voting Rights Act of 1965 and the 2013 Supreme Court decision, Shelby County v. Holder.
This event is co-sponsored by: Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy (CLOSUP); The Gerald R. Ford School of Public Policy; Ford School of Public Policy Student Affairs Committee; Ford School of Public Policy Domestic Policy Corps; American Culture Department; Political Science Department; Political Scientists of Color; Spectrum Center; and Wallace House, home to the Knight-Wallace Journalism Fellows and the Livingston Awards.
Questions? Contact SCPP President Gabrielle Horton (gjhorton@umich.edu)
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