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Gerrymandering and Voter ID Continued: Voting Rights Issues in the Trump Era

Future Forum | Nov 8, 2017

L-R: Jim Henson, Ernest Herrera, Eric Opiela, Norma Cantú, and David Richards. LBJ Library photo by Jay Godwin.
L-R: Jim Henson, Ernest Herrera, Eric Opiela, Norma Cantú, and David Richards. LBJ Library photo by Jay Godwin.

On Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017, the Future Forum convened a discussion of gerrymandering and voter ID. Panelists explored the ever-changing Texas and federal legal battles; some of the surrounding social, political, and legal issues; and considered how the Trump administration taking over from the Obama administration changes the cases and issues.

Panelists included:

  • Norma Cantú, professor of law and education, The University of Texas at Austin
  • Ernest Herrera, staff attorney, MALDEF
  • Eric Opiela, election law attorney
  • David Richards, voting rights attorney, Richards Rodriguez & Skeith
  • Moderator: Jim Henson, director, Texas Politics Project

Recap

Ernest Herrera, Eric Opiela, and Norma Cantú on stage as panelists as part of the Future Forum's November 2017 event on gerrymandering and voter ID.
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On Wednesday, Nov. 8, 2017, the Future Forum convened a discussion of gerrymandering and voter ID.
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