On Sunday, September 17, 3:00 – 4:30 PM (reception begins at 2:30), the Fairfield League of Women Voters presents “Voting Rights—Threats and Opportunities in 2018,” at the Fairfield Museum and History Center, 370 Beach Road. Starting at 3:00 PM (reception at 2:30), the League event features Max Feldman, Voting Rights Team counsel at the Brennan Center for Justice. The event is free to the public and will include a Q&A.
“Voter suppression is back,” says League Co-President Margaret Mary Fitzgerald, “And it is as outrageous as it is indefensible.”Co-President Bryce Perry agrees, “This is one of the most important topics of our time.”
Max Feldman serves as Counsel in the Democracy Program at the Brennan Center for Justice, where he focuses on voting rights and elections. The Brennan Center for Justice at NYU School of Law is a nonpartisan law and policy institute seeking to improve our systems of democracy and justice. It is at the forefront of the fight to preserve and expand the right to vote for every eligible citizen. Through practical policy proposals, litigation, advocacy, and communications, the Brennan Center works to ensure that voting is free, fair, and accessible for all Americans.