Ensuring Free, Fair and Accessible Elections: What Every Attorney Can DoSKU: ELE800N
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DescriptionThe right to vote is critical to protecting our democracy and, as attorneys, we can play a vital role in insuring free, fair, and accessible elections. This CLE program will feature panelists who will discuss the law and the essential role of attorneys in securing that right. The session will begin with an overview of the John Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York, the 2021 law enacted to strengthen vote protections against voter suppression, intimidation, deception, obstruction and dilution. Panelists will present concrete steps attorneys can take, both prior to election day and at polling places to ensure that everyone can vote and every vote is counted. Lecturer BiosDiane BurrowsAs a retired teacher and immediate past president of the League of Women Voters of the City of New York, Diane Burrows understands the importance of voter engagement and civic action. Diane currently serves as the League's chairperson of the Speakers' Bureau and director of the internship program. Her goal is to partner with communities here in New York City to help people amplify their voices for positive change. N. Isis McIntosh GreenIsis McIntosh Green is the Deputy Co-Executive Director of the New York State Independent Redistricting Commission where she is responsible for public engagement and outreach across New York State. In that capacity she coordinated fourteen statewide public hearings for public input regarding their communities and the unique interests to be considered within each catchment areas. Isis was instrumental in the drafting and passage of the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York and has broad past experience including serving as Chief of Staff and Director of policy and Budget for the New York State Assembly. Prior to that she worked in the New York State Senate and interned for Senator Charles E. Schumer. She earned a BS in Human Development from Binghamton University and a MA in Political Science and Government from University at Albany, SUNY. Perry GrossmanPerry Grossman is Director of the Voting Rights Project at the New York Civil Liberties Union where he is the lead attorney for the development and execution of litigation, policy, and public education to protect and expand voter rights. In that capacity he successfully challenged voter dilution in NAACP, Spring Valley Branch v. East Ramapo Central School District; protected New Yorkers’ absentee and affidavit ballots from partisan challenges in Amedure v. State; and in People by James v. Schofield, prevented the disenfranchisement of voters in Rensselaer County whose poll site plan failed to provide equitable access to early voting in communities of color and for disabled voters. In addition to his litigation work, Perry worked on the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Act of New York as well as other public policy that resulted in the reforms to New York's voting system. He is an Adjunct Professor of Law at Fordham University School of Law, and has written extensively for both academic and other publications. He is a graduate of Stanford Law School and Swarthmore College. Anthony Posada, Esq.Anthony Posada is a Supervising Attorney for the Community Justice Unit of the Legal Aid Society. Anthony graduated from CUNY School of Law at Queens College where he received his JD in 2012 with a specialization in Community Economic Development, Immigration and Deportation Defense. He earned a BA degree from the John Jay College of Criminal Justice. Through his work in the Legal Aid Community Justice Unit, Anthony has provided legal services to members of “Cure Violence” Programs. Cure Violence focuses on gun violence as a national health issue. It works with likely victims to change social norms that have perpetuated the deaths of both individuals and communities. Before joining the Community Justice Unit, Anthony was a public defender in the county of Queens where he represented people charged with misdemeanors and felonies. |
