The Vote Nevada Summer Civics Festival: A Celebration of Direct Democracy is here! Please, sign-up for as many events as you would like to attend.
- June 12, 2021, via Zoom, 9-10:30 am. A Celebration of Nevada’s Constitution! For this kickoff presentation we are very fortunate to have attorney Daniel H. Stewart, former general counsel for Governor Brian Sandoval, as our speaker. Mr. Stewart practices constitutional law and is a long-time Nevadan. We will hear about federalism and the rights we have under our state constitution; including, how it empowers we, the people, to engage directly in democratic processes.
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2. June 12, 2021, via Zoom, 6-7:30 pm. Dead bill review. We will review legislation and policy ideas that died in the legislative session related to justice reform. Included in the review will be a discussion of alternative methods of successfully achieving the same policy outcomes before the next legislative session.
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3. June 13th, 20th, and 27th, 2021, via Zoom, 6-7:30 pm. Preparing for the next justice elections. Instead of waiting until the next election cycle starts to begin gathering information on the judiciary & justice-related public offices, attendees at this three-part series will create a permanent online voter guide, which will allow anyone to learn about the courts, judges, and justice-related public offices at any time. The team has three meetings scheduled to provide sufficient time for planning and a division of labor.
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4. June 18th, 2021, via Zoom, 6-7:30 pm. Dead bill review. We will review legislation and policy ideas that died in the legislative session related to education and inclusive & equitable workforce development. Included in the review will be a discussion of alternative methods of successfully achieving the same policy outcomes before the next legislative session.
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5. June 23rd, 2021, via Zoom, 6-7 pm. Introduction to oral history. We are engaging in a community history project to document the civil rights role of the Las Vegas Alliance of Black School Educators. To prepare, Director of UNLV’s Oral History Research Center, Claytee White, is graciously offering a workshop introduction to oral history.
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6. June 25th, 2021, via Zoom, 6-7:30 pm. Dead bill review. We will review legislation and policy ideas that died in the legislative session related to democracy and election reforms. Included in the review will be a discussion of alternative methods of successfully achieving the same policy outcomes before the next legislative session.
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7. June 26th, 2021, via Zoom, 9-11 am. Meet the LVABSE Leadership. We are partnering with the Las Vegas Alliance of Black School Educators to record their vital civil rights history. You will not want to miss meeting this tenacious team!
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8. July 9th, 2021, via Zoom, 6-7:30 pm. Dead bill review. We will review legislation and policy ideas that died in the legislative session related to mental and behavioral health care. Included in the review will be a discussion of alternative methods of successfully achieving the same policy outcomes before the next legislative session.
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9. July 10th, 2021, via Zoom, 6-7:30 pm. Dead bill review. We will review legislation and policy ideas that died in the legislative session related to accountability and good governance. Included in the review will be a discussion of alternative methods of successfully achieving the same policy outcomes before the next legislative session.
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10. July 15th, 2021, via Zoom, 6-7:30 pm. Alternative forms of governance. Please join Ben Pennington for an overview of Nebraska’s unicameral legislature. Nebraska only has one house in its legislature, so Ben will review how Nebraska proposes and passes laws.
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11. July 16th, 2021, via Zoom, 6-7:30. Open primary, top two, ranked-choice voting. Please join Doug Goodman for an overview of our current primary election process and the new primary model Alaska just adopted.
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12. July 17th, 2021, via Zoom, 9-10:30 am. How do I? workshop. Please join Vote Nevada for an overview of how to start a business or a nonprofit and how to apply for grants.
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13. July 17th, 2021, via Zoom, 6-7:30 pm. Score voting methods. Please join Ted Getschman for an overview of different methods of determining the candidates for each office and voting to elect candidates.
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14. July 24th, 2021, via Zoom, 9-11:00 am. Inclusive coalition building: Let’s take politics and money out of nonprofit coalition building. No one working in civic engagement space should be silenced through funding denial. Strong, independent nonpartisan organizations working together on good governance and accountability will create a stronger democracy and provide leadership opportunities for under-resourced communities.
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15. August 4th, 2021, via Zoom, 6-7:30 pm. Redistricting training. We will learn how to use the software our legislators will use to draw our redistricting maps. It is vital for the public to understand how to use the redistricting software to exercise a veto over gerrymandered maps. We are partnering with the Princeton Gerrymandering Project and their team of graduate students who will teach us how to use the mapping tools.
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16. August 14th, 2021, 9-10:30 am. Have you ever wondered if you should run for office? If you are eligible to run, you should! Voting is one component of a strong democracy and candidate diversity is another and just as important. With nonpartisan voter registration inching toward 30 percent of all registered voter in Nevada, now might be the best time to run as an independent candidate.
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17. Running Ballot Questions 101. We are coordinating with other community organizations to run a package of ballot questions. Join us to learn more about running ballot questions in 2022.
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