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National Nonpartisan Conversation on Voter Rights Online - 9 AM - 7:30 PM

When:
Friday, October 22, 2021, 9:00 AM until Saturday, October 23, 2021, 12:30 PM
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Community Government Meeting
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Watch the recording of the keynote speech by Earvin "Magic" Johnson and comments by Jerika Richardson of the National Urban League from Friday night.

Join Denver Mayor Michael Hancock and Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot for the speakers' presentations from their National Nonpartisan Conversation on Voter Rights on Friday, October 22 at 9 AM - Saturday, October 23 at 12:30 PM MT online. 

Mayors Hancock and Lightfoot have convened stakeholders including mayors, legislators, county clerks, election administrators and community leaders to take a seat at the table of history and develop a framework for implementing national strategies to protect, defend and promote voter rights and access to the ballot box. The National Nonpartisan Conversation on Voter Rights will convene these officials to set a national action plan to end gerrymandering, ensure safe access to the ballot, and prevent partisan efforts that diminish voter access, especially in communities of color. 

For more information and to watch their presentations free online, see the City of Denver's National Nonpartisan Conversation on Voter Rights webpage:
City of Denver National Nonpartisan Conversation on Voting Rights webpage

Schedule:

National Nonpartisan Conversation on Voter Rights Program Schedule
Friday, October 22, 2021
9:00 a.m. (MDT) Opening General Session
9:35 a.m. Panel: Voter Experience: Leveraging the City Infrastructure

  • Mayor Hardie Davis, Augusta, GA
  • Mayor Sylvester Turner, Houston, TX
  • Amber McReynolds, Founding CEO, The National Vote at Home Institute; Member, USPS Board of Governors
  • Tonya Rice, Amazon Web Services (AWS) Elections Team

10:30 a.m. Break Out Session #1
11:30 a.m. Afternoon General Session
12:06 p.m. Video remarks by former U.S. Attorney General Eric H. Holder
12:30 p.m. Panel: Legal Framing of the Issues

  • Kristin Bronson, Denver City Attorney
  • Texas State Rep. Ron Reynolds
  • Ryan Haygood, New Jersey Institute of Social Justice
  • Mark Grueskin, Recht Kornfeld PC

1:15 p.m. Break Out Session #2
3:00 p.m. Video remarks by Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-MN)
3:08 p.m. Remarks by Rep. Nikema Williams (D-Atlanta), Co-chair, Congressional Voting Rights Caucus
3:05 p.m. Panel: Voter Suppression Now

  • Moderator: Mayor Michael B. Hancock
  • Carlotta LaNier, Civil Rights Leader, Youngest of the Little Rock Nine
  • John C. Yang, AAJC (Asian Americans Advancing Justice)
  • Dawn Howard, Community Engagement Coordinator, Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition
  • Rob Richie, President, CEO, FairVote

4:15 p.m. Break Out Session #3
6:00 p.m. Evening General Session: The Private Sector Must Act
6:40 p.m. Video Keynote: Earvin ‘Magic’ Johnson, Chairman & CEO of Magic Johnson Enterprises
6:45 p.m. Conversation and Q&A with Jerika Richardson, Senior Vice President of Equitable Justice & Strategic Initiatives, National Urban League and Hikmet Ersek, Chairman & CEO, Western Union
7:30 p.m. Adjourn

Saturday, October 23, 2021
8:00 a.m. Closing Session
9:00 a.m. Break out session report outs
11:00 a.m. Next Steps: a facilitated discussion
12:30 p.m. (MDT) Adjourn