IN THE PROFESSION issues , and to Field Programs which respond and monitor voting problems in targeted locations . Their Field Program offers four different time slots for attorneys to choose from as of September 2020 . 13
Bipartisan organizations are coordinating efforts in Coalitions 14 loosely organized on Facebook and social media platforms such as Fair Fight , Fair Count , Georgia Association of Black Women Attorneys , and others to ensure bipartisan success locally for Georgia voters to have access to the resources to vote this November .
Because the Atlanta Bar ’ s purpose includes upholding the United States and Georgia Constitutions , promoting the administration of justice , and promoting the public good , 15 Atlanta Bar members should consider honoring the civil rights icon by voting , and assisting others to vote . Although in-person Atlanta Bar events have been suspended to protect Bar members and staff , healthy and properly protected Atlanta Bar members may make an individual decision to answer the call of the Secretary of State and others to assist in the voting process . If you would like to volunteer , please click on any of the links below to register . 16 __________________________________
1Nation mourns the death of John Lewis : ' One of the greatest heroes of American history ' by Tal Axelrod . https :// thehill . com / homenews / house / 507937-nation-mourns-the-death-ofjohn-lewis-one-of-the-greatest-heroes-ofamerican 2The National Archives , “ John Lewis-March from Selma to Montgomery , ‘ Bloody Sunday ’ 1965 ” https :// www . archives . gov / exhibits / eyewitness / html . php ? section = 2 . 3 “ As Others See It : Pass new Voting Rights Act in honor of John Lewis ” an Editorial from the Baltimore Sun . https :// www . post-gazette . com / opinion / Op-Ed / 2020 / 07 / 25 / As-Others-See- It-Pass-new-Voting-Rights-Act-John-Lewishonor / stories / 202007250011 ⁴The United States Department of Justice “ Section 4 of the Voting Rights Act ” https :// www . justice . gov / crt / section-4-voting-rights-act ⁵Shelby County v . Holder , 570 U . S . 529 ( 2013 ). ⁶ “ Supreme Court scraps Voting Rights Act pre-clearance formula ” Atlanta Journal Constitution https :// www . ajc . com / news / national-govt--politics / supreme-courtscraps-voting-rights-act-pre-clearanceformula / 9uMy7GXZUaw1aGNv7vAOXK / ⁷ “ Impacts of the Voting Rights Act and the Supreme Court ’ s Shelby ruling ” Harvard Kennedy School https :// www . hks . harvard . edu / research-insights / policy-topics / politics / impacts-voting-rights-act-and-supreme-courtsshelby-ruling ⁸https :// www . ajc . com / news / nationalgovt--politics / supreme-court-scrapsvoting-rights-act-pre-clearanceformula / 9uMy7GXZUaw1aGNv7vAOXK / ⁹ “ John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act One Pager ” by Sen . Patrick Leahy https :// www . leahy . senate . gov / imo / media / doc /
John % 20Lewis % 20Voting % 20Rights % 20 Advancement % 20Act % 20one % 20pager . pdf H . R . 4-116th Congress ( 2019-2020 ) Summary . https :// www . congress . gov / bill / 116th-congress / house-bill / 4
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“ Across That Bridge : A Vision for Change and the Future of America ” by Sen . John Lewis .
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“ Nonprofits , Voting & Elections A Guide to Nonpartisan Voter Engagement ” https :// www . nonprofitvote . org / nonprofits-voting-electionsonline / helping-people-vote /? fbclid = IwAR0dn GWCDdqxxJ1fol6hW8uF4w2x4fmsu8guIC- BB1yg-5WINzCUxgqgEMc
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“ How to Help Protect Our Elections and Get Out the Vote ” by Claire L . Parins https :// www . americanbar . org / groups / crsj / publications / human _ rights _ magazine _ home / voting-rights / how-to-help-protect-our-elections-and-getout-the-vote /? fbclid = IwAR0dnGWCDdq xxJ1fol6hW8uF4w2x4fmsu8guIC-BB1yg- 5WINzCUxgqgEMc
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https :// electionprotection . wetheaction . org /
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While the Atlanta and Macon based Coalitions of non-profit bipartisan organizations do not have an official Facebook page , pages such as 9to5 Georgia Working Women are actively posting informative links to direct users to calls to action by the Coalitions .
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The Atlanta Bar Amended and Restated Bylaws , Art . !, Para . 1.2 .
16 https :// www . acluga . org / en / poll-workerrecruitment-program https :// elections . sos . ga . gov / Elections /
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