Delivering Constitution Day Lecture Sept. 23 at Franklin College: “Safeguarding American Democracy: Why We Need a Real Right to Vote.”

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Franklin College will welcome Richard L. Hasen, J.D., M.A., Ph.D., to campus as the Constitution Day speaker on Monday, Sept. 23 at 7 p.m. in the Branigin Room of the Napolitan Student Center. Hasen will serve as the first speaker in the college’s 2024-25 Convocation Lecture Series, as he addresses the crowd on “Safeguarding American Democracy: Why We Need a Real Right to Vote.”

Hasen will discuss how throughout history, too many Americans have been disenfranchised or faced needless barriers to voting. Part of the blame falls on the Constitution, which does not contain an affirmative right to vote. Hasen believes the time has come for voters to act and push for an amendment to the Constitution that would guarantee this right for all. Following his lecture, a short Q&A will take place.

The lecture will be based on my book, A Real Right to Vote.

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