From Women’s Suffrage through the Civil Rights era to the modern day, the history of voting rights in the United States is intertwined with litigation, which (whether successful, unsuccessful or even pursued short of a final verdict) has served as a crucial catalyst in the evolution of our democracy. Attorneys in multiple states are challenging closed primaries and the disenfranchisement of independent voters including a pending federal case before the US Supreme Court and state constitutional challenges in Maryland, Pennsylvania, Oregon and Wyoming.

On Friday October 17th at 2:30pm ET, Open Primaries President John Opdycke brings together some of the attorneys leading the charge and building a litigation platform and strategy for the reform movement. They’ll discuss the role of litigation in change politics and how getting into court could transform the primary reform movement.

Featuring:

• Boyd Rutherford, Former Maryland Lt Governor and partner at Davis, Agnor, Rapaport, & Skalny.
• Chad Peace, Legal Advisor to Independent Voter Project.
• Matt Fontana, Partner at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath in Pennsylvania.
• Jeremy Gruber, SVP at Open Primaries.
• And special guest, Professor Michael Polelle-plaintiff and counsel in Polelle v. Florida Secretary of State.