Secretaries of state of colorado and pennsylvania about Voting Rights and Voter Suppression at a conference in pittsburgh. Ok were going to get started here. Good morning everyone. I will be moderating todays panel. I am the ceo of civitech. I am very honored to be here at leading this panel with you here today. Republican lawmakers coordinated to undermine the results of the president ial election. Since then, republicans have passed even greater restrictions on the ability to vote and have your vote counted and what appears an apparent attempt to grasp power. Eliminating dropbox location. These target bracket black and brown communities. Voter suppression is not new but it feels that it should not be so brazen, it is. They have made it illegal to give food to voters waiting in line. It is been nearly 30 years since the last meeting feel meaningful Voting Rights legislation. Where do we go from here . We organize. We want to beat these Voter Suppression laws. We want to expand the ele
Cspan. Org ukraine. Our web resource page where you can watch the latest videos on demand and follow tweets from journalistss on the ground. Go to cspan. Org ukraine. We will hear from secretary of the state of colorado and pennsylvania along with others about Voting Rights and voting suppression. At the net roots voting conference in its part became political targets to change the outcomes of future elections. Since then, they have provided greater restrictions on the ability to vote. They are closing fully polling locations, eliminating dropoff locations. These policies target black and brown communities so their votes will not be counted in upcoming elections. For feels like it should not be so brazen and it is. It is illegal to give food to someone standing in a long line to vote. They failed to pass legislation this year. It has been nearly 30 years since meaningful legislation. Without federal action, where can we go from here . Where can we find hope . We organize. Our panelists