.Hannah Fried: As progressives, we always need to ask what the ultimate outcome and impact on people that will result from any changes in election laws and procedures. #ACS2018

.Marcia JohnsonBlanco: You, the advocates, are key to informing people of their rights. You are also our eyes and ears on the ground, as you were in the wake of Shelby County. #ACS2018

litigation is most effective when informed by what it is that communities need. Being a voting rights advocate should be community-centric and should involve listening to those who are most affected and not assuming that lawyers know best - Hannah Fried #ACS2018

Cortes: Look around your local landscape. Figure out who makes the decisions and what the accountability mechanisms are. Apply pressure as needed. #votingrights #ACS2018

.Marcia JohnsonBlanco: What kind of elections do we want? Even as we resist harmful changes, we need to be advancing a postive reform agenda. #votingrights #ACS2018

.Hannah Fried: We need to give people more opportunities to vote *before* Election Day. Data show that not having those opportunities disproportionately hurts historically marginalized communities. #ACS2018

.Marcia JohnsonBlanco: We’re seeing much more engagement in the #2018Midterms than we did in 2014. We need to ensure that election administrators are ready for an influx of people. #votingrights #ACS2018

Small groups have been organized to discuss #votingrights strategies, tools, and — of course — hypos! #ACS2018

Courtney Mills of State Voices is explaining the three stages of election administration: lawmaking, rulemaking, and implementation. Advocates have to smart and active at every stage. #ACS2018 #votingrights

The players in rule-making in local elections and their roles being explained in the Voting Rights Advocacy workshop #ACS2018

Hypo: State officials want to consolidate polling locations by 40%, citing security and budget concerns. As a #votingrights advocate, what do you do? #ACS2018

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Today’s #Kavanaughhearings are starting off w/explosive revelations re: his possible views on Roe. Yesterday, he was dishonest about his opinion in Garza v. Hargan, involving the undocumented teenager who sought an abortion. Read why, by Carolyn Shapiro @cshaplaw at the other places too: buff.ly/2CxlTDc

Professor Kate Shaw begins our event on the #KavanaughHearings by contrasting the broad disclosure of Elena Kagan's documents from her time in the Obama Administration with the withholding of 100 thousand documents from Kavanaugh's time in the Bush White House.

Professor Gillian Metzger expresses concern over the public perception of the Supreme Court following the political polarization of the confirmation process and the insistence by Republicans at the #KavanaughHearings that the confirmation is inevitable.

Professor Shaw notes that it appears confirmation to #SCOTUS now requires POTUS's party to control the Senate, a body that is not representative of the US population. The electoral college can further undermine representation of the majority of the population on the Court.