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10:00 am – 4:00 pm

10:00 – 12:00 “Am I registered”? Importance of Voting! History of Civil Rights and Voter Disenfranchisement in U.S.

10-10:30 Welcome and introductions

Voter overview and New information –Early Voting & Voter IDs
Are you registered?
Voter services, security, and information
Dates for Aug 4 primary and Nov 3 General Elections 2026

10:30-11 “Confirming My Voter Registration Status”

Voting locations, ballot drops, precincts, districts, what’s on my ballot
absentee and early voting location, etc.

Breakout rooms for personal informational assistance

• Can “Returning Citizens” –e.g., past conviction, on parole, on probation, waiting to be sentenced, etc. vote?
• I’m a student away at school, disabled, homebound, recently moved, homeless, etc. where and how do I vote?
• Concurrent main & breakout room opportunities

12:00 – 12:30 Q & A

12:30 – 1:00 Lunch on Your Own

1:00 – 4:00 Freedom, Democracy & the Power of the Vote: From History to Action

1:00pm – 1:20pm Welcome / Introductions / Opening Remarks

• Historical framing

• Civic urgency

• Shared inspiration

1:20 – 2:20 pm Fireside Chats with Elected Officials,

Potential Panel Guests: • Civil Rights Attorneys,• Voting Rights Advocates• Elected Officials • Community Organizers• Faith Leaders• Representatives from D9 organizations• Civic Engagement Leaders• Historians or Educators  Facilitated

2:20pm – 2:30pm BREAK – Transition + Breakout Room Instructions

2:30pm – 3:30pm Facilitated & Interactive Breakout sessions:

• Civic Engagement & Organizing

• Voters Education & Ballot Readiness

• Democracy & Civil Rights

• Membership & Community Partnerships

Reconvene / Reflections / Call to Action / Closing Remarks

Resources

A History of Voting Rights | The New York Times https://youtu.be/U4XtZ-tIzIA?si=37YXxRr8Zvh8KCRG

Bridging History: Selma and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 https://youtu.be/URMb2D3kFZQ?si=RNNGJ3TKh08UBNpw

History of the Civil Rights Movement https://youtu.be/URxwe6LPvkM?si=VRxrCyh9rG_o2YAk

Timelines of Voting Rights

      The History of Voting Rights | Interactive Timeline (PBS)

https://timeline.k8s.wgbhdigital.org/timeline/142

        Timeline of Voting Rights in the United States (Britannica) https://www.britannica.com/topic/Timeline-of-Voting-Rights-in-the-United-States