Episode 32: We Need to Talk Elections

<p>The battle over the 2022 midterm elections has already begun. Gerrymandering, packing of election offices, and new voter suppression laws are being leveraged to influence the results of the upcoming midterms before a single ballot is cast. Lindsay Langholz speaks with Michael Li and Elizabeth Howard from the Brennan Center for Justice about whether we are already in full crisis mode, how we got here, and what we do to protect voting rights and election integrity in the face of these anti-democratic challenges.</p> <p><span style="font-weight: 400;">-----------------</span></p> <p><strong>Join the Progressive Legal Movement Today:</strong> <a href="https://www.acslaw.org/" target="_blank" rel= "noopener">ACSLaw.org</a></p> <p><strong>Today's</strong> <strong>Host:</strong> Lindsay Langholz, <a href="https://www.acslaw.org/person/lindsay-langholz/" target="_blank" rel="noopener">ACS Director of Policy and Program</a></p> <p><strong>Guest:</strong> Michael Li (李之樸) <a href= "https://www.brennancenter.org/experts/michael-li" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Senior Counsel, Brennan Center for Justice</a></p> <p><strong>Guest:</strong> Elizabeth Howard, <a href= "https://www.brennancenter.org/experts/elizabeth-howard" target= "_blank" rel="noopener">Senior Counsel, Brennan Center for Justice</a></p> <p><strong>Link:</strong> <a href= "https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/analysis-opinion/early-lessons-current-redistricting-round" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"Early Lessons from the Current Redistricting Round," by Michael Li (李之樸)</a></p> <p><strong>Link:</strong> <a href= "https://www.brennancenter.org/our-work/research-reports/how-protect-election-workers" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"How to Protect Election Workers," by Elizabeth Howard, Lawrence Norden, and Tim Lau</a></p> <p><strong>Link:</strong> <a href= "https://www.npr.org/2022/01/03/1069764164/american-democracy-poll-jan-6" target="_blank" rel="noopener">"6 in 10 Americans say U.S. democracy is in crisis as the 'Big Lie' takes root" by Joel Rose at NP