{"id":39653,"date":"2020-02-10T13:23:21","date_gmt":"2020-02-10T19:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/students\/?p=39653"},"modified":"2020-02-10T13:23:21","modified_gmt":"2020-02-10T19:23:21","slug":"the-right-to-vote-attorneys-elections-and-facilitating-our-democracy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/students\/2020\/02\/10\/the-right-to-vote-attorneys-elections-and-facilitating-our-democracy\/","title":{"rendered":"The Right to Vote: Attorneys, Elections, and Facilitating Our Democracy"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The MWL CLE Committee presents:<\/p>\n<p><strong>The Right to Vote: Attorneys, Elections, and Facilitating Our Democracy<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Date:\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Thursday, February 20<sup>th<\/sup>, 2020<br \/>\nTime:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. \u2013 CLE Program<br \/>\n5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. \u2013 Networking Reception<br \/>\nLocation:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mitchell Hamline School of Law<br \/>\n(875 Summit Ave, Room 325, St. Paul, MN 55105)<\/p>\n<p>CLE Credit:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1.5 Standard CLE credits (Event Code: #288779)<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mwlawyers.org\/events\/EventDetails.aspx?id=1324726&amp;group=\">Register HERE today!<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Attorneys are uniquely positioned to understand election law and have an impact on elections. Join Minnesota Women Lawyers to celebrate the 100th anniversary\u00a0of the 19th Amendment providing women with a\u00a0constitutional\u00a0right to vote and gear up for an important election year.\u00a0 This 90-minute CLE program will begin with an overview of the election system in Minnesota, including relevant judicial decisions and legislative actions.\u00a0 Following the overview, this program will highlight the processes in place to ensure a free and fair election and discuss the myths and realities of voter fraud in Minnesota. Finally, this program will share specific opportunities for attorneys to promote and protect the voting system for all Minnesotans including people of color, survivors of domestic violence, and other marginalized groups.\u00a0 Following the CLE program, join us for a networking reception.\u00a0 Space is limited and registration is required.\u00a0 Are you ready for the 2020 election?<\/p>\n<p><strong>Speakers:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Katharine Tinucci, Senior Vice President, MZA+Co<br \/>\nBibi Black, Legal Advisor, Office of Minnesota Secretary of State<br \/>\nNick Harper, Civic Engagement Director, League of Women Voters Minnesota<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The MWL CLE Committee presents: The Right to Vote: Attorneys, Elections, and Facilitating Our Democracy Date:\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Thursday, February 20th, 2020 Time:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 3:30 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. \u2013 CLE Program 5:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. \u2013 Networking Reception Location:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Mitchell Hamline School of Law (875 Summit Ave, Room 325, St. Paul, MN 55105) CLE Credit:\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 &hellip; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/students\/2020\/02\/10\/the-right-to-vote-attorneys-elections-and-facilitating-our-democracy\/\" class=\"more-link\">The Right to Vote: Attorneys, Elections, and Facilitating Our Democracy<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3693,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-39653","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-announcements","7":"entry"},"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39653","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3693"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=39653"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/39653\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=39653"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=39653"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/mitchellhamline.edu\/students\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=39653"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}