February 2025: All About State Voting Rights Acts with Imani Brooks

About this episode

Imani Brooks discusses State Voting Rights Acts and their importance across the country.

Imani Brooks, Policy Fellow with Legal Defense Fund, joins the podcast this month to give us an overview on State Voting Rights Acts (SVRAs) across the country. She and Chris discuss what SVRAs do, how to build a strong SVRA, and what you can do to help pass one in your state. Resources mentioned in this episode: - New York AG's office SVRA landing page: https://ag.ny.gov/resources/organizations/new-york-voting-rights-act - Legal Defense Fund (LDF) SVRA landing page: https://www.naacpldf.org/state-voting-rights-protect-democracy/ - LDF + Center for American Progress explainer video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BUUG_fqycHs - Brennan Center State Voting Laws: https://www.brennancenter.org/issues/ensure-every-american-can-vote/voting-reform/state-voting-laws - Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund voting rights page: https://www.aaldef.org/programs/voting-rights/ - Latino Justice voting rights page: https://www.latinojustice.org/en/voting-rights - Campaign Legal Center SVRAs page: https://campaignlegal.org/cases-actions/strengthening-democracy-through-state-voting-rights-acts-state-vras - Harvard Election Law Clinic…

People in this episode

Guest: Imani Brooks

Topics covered

• State Voting Rights Acts
• Voting Rights
• Policy

Keywords

• SVRA
• Legal Defense Fund
• voting reform

Mentioned in this episode

Products: Legal Defense Fund, Brennan Center, Asian American Legal Defense and Education Fund, Latino Justice, Campaign Legal Center, Harvard Election Law Clinic

Books & works: All About State Voting Rights Acts

Places: Shelby County, Alabama

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