[EL] Fwd: AALS Section on Election Law Call for Papers

[Josh Douglas]

Just a friendly reminder about the AALS Section on Election Law Call for
Papers.  The deadline to submit is one month from today--Friday, September
5.  Details are below.

Thanks,

Josh


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Joshua A. Douglas
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University of Kentucky College of Law
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From: Josh Douglas <joshuadouglas at uky.edu>
Date: Thu, Jun 12, 2014 at 10:51 AM
Subject: AALS Section on Election Law Call for Papers
To: "law-election at uci.edu" <law-election at uci.edu>


Dear Election Law Colleagues,

The brand-new AALS Section on Election Law is issuing a Call for Papers to
select two panelists for its inaugural program at the 2015 AALS Annual
Meeting in Washington, DC.  The Section's program will be on Sunday,
January 4, 2015, from 2:00-3:45.  The title of the program is "T*he Voting
Rights Act at 50.*"  The two panelists selected from the Call for Papers
will join an all-star cast including Pam Karlan, Chris Elmendorf, and
Kareem Crayton, to discuss the topic.

Selected papers will be published in the Election Law Journal.  The
deadline to submit is *Friday, September 5*. Finished papers or
substantially completed drafts are preferred, although you may submit an
abstract so long as you will be able to complete the paper in time for the
AALS Annual Meeting in January.

To submit, or if you have any questions, please email Josh Douglas at
joshuadouglas at uky.edu.

Here is the full program description:

On August 6, 1965, President Lyndon Johnson signed the Voting Rights Act
into law.  During the signing ceremony, President Johnson referred to the
Act as “one of the most monumental laws in the entire history of American
freedom.”  Over the past fifty years, the Supreme Court has issued numerous
decisions on various aspects of the Voting Rights Act, Congress has amended
it several times, and it remains an important component of public debate.
This panel – the first programming for the new AALS Section on Election Law
– will explore the many facets of that debate.  The panel will analyze the
current issues regarding voting rights, from the Supreme Court’s recent
invalidation of the Section 4 coverage formula in its *Shelby County*
decision – essentially rendering Section 5 inoperable – to Congress’s
consideration of a Voting Rights Act Amendment, to the report of the
bipartisan Presidential Commission on Election Administration.  Part of
this inquiry will include a discussion of whether we have reached the
ideals President Johnson aspired to 50 years ago when he signed this Act,
and where we should go from here in protecting and effectuating the right
to vote.  The papers from this program will appear in the Election Law
Journal.

Thanks,

Josh
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