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Federal Election Commission | United States of America

On Account of Race, Color, or Previous Condition of Servitude: Black History and Democracy’s Future

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Summary

On Tuesday, February 21, 2023 from noon to 1pm, join Commissioner Shana Broussard of the Federal Election Commission and Chairman Thomas Hicks of the U.S. Election Assistance Commission as they mark Black History Month in a conversation with election experts about the lessons of Black history that can guide us through modern challenges to our nation’s democratic foundations. Professor Spencer Overton (George Washington University Law School), former Commissioner Debo Adegbile (U.S. Commission on Civil Rights), and Yael Bromberg (Bromberg Law LLC and lecturer at Rutgers Law School) will join the panel to discuss future of multiracial democracy, diversifying the candidate pool, and barriers to casting a meaningful vote, among others. This is a live event that will simultaneously broadcast on the FEC’s YouTube channel.

Registration

Please RSVP to blackhistorymonth2023@fec.gov and include your name, email address, company or organization and whether you will be attending virtually or in person.  To attend in person, please bring a photo ID and be prepared to go through a security check. After security, attendees will be escorted to the Commission's hearing room. Requirements for visitors related to D.C.'s COVID-19 Community Level are available on the FEC's Contact page.

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This information is not intended to replace the law or to change its meaning, nor does this information create or confer any rights for or on any person or bind the Federal Election Commission or the public.

The reader is encouraged also to consult the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971, as amended (52 U.S.C. 30101 et seq.), Commission regulations (Title 11 of the Code of Federal Regulations), Commission advisory opinions and applicable court decisions.