Hertz/Rader Lecture Series: Voting Rights and Access to the Ballot

History & Impact of the Voting Rights Act of 1965

December 10 @ 7:00 – 8:30 pm EST | Virtual presentation. Zoom. Free.

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The League of Women Voters of Vermont, in partnership with Kellogg-Hubbard Library, presents the 2025-26 Hertz/Rader Lecture Series, Voting Rights and Access to the Ballot. 

Professor Alec Ewald, Political Science, UVM, will discuss the History & Impact of the Voting Rights Act (VRA) of 1965. Additionally, he will review Louisiana v. Callais a case currently before the Supreme Court in which the Court will consider striking down Section 2 of the VRA which prohibits racial discrimination in voting policies and district maps.

Questions can be sent, in advance to league@lwvofvt.org. 

In its tenth season, the League of Women Voters of Vermont Lecture Series, is designed to bring outstanding speakers to discuss contemporary issues related to democracy and social justice.

Upcoming presentations: 

• January 14: Voter Suppression methods.
• February 11: Gerrymandering.
• March 11: John Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act and the SAVE Act.