83 FR 8046 - Notice of Public Meeting of the Arizona Advisory Committee

COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS

Federal Register Volume 83, Issue 37 (February 23, 2018)

Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights (Commission) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) that a meeting of the Arizona Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Commission will be held at 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) Friday, March 9, 2018. The purpose of the briefing is for the Committee to receive testimony regarding potential barriers to voting such as language access, access to the polls, early voting, and voter registration that may have a disparate impact on voters on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin.

[Federal Register Volume 83, Number 37 (Friday, February 23, 2018)]
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COMMISSION ON CIVIL RIGHTS


Notice of Public Meeting of the Arizona Advisory Committee

AGENCY: U.S. Commission on Civil Rights.

ACTION: Announcement of public meeting on voting rights in Arizona.

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SUMMARY: Notice is hereby given, pursuant to the provisions of the 
rules and regulations of the U.S. Commission on Civil Rights 
(Commission) and the Federal Advisory Committee Act (FACA) that a 
meeting of the Arizona Advisory Committee (Committee) to the Commission 
will be held at 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. (Mountain Time) Friday, March 9, 
2018. The purpose of the briefing is for the Committee to receive 
testimony regarding potential barriers to voting such as language 
access, access to the polls, early voting, and voter registration that 
may have a disparate impact on voters on the basis of race, color, 
religion, sex, age, disability, or national origin.

DATES: The meeting will be held on Friday, March 9, 2018 at 9:00 a.m. 
to 5:00 p.m. MT.
    Location: Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law; Fifth Floor 
Conference Center, 111 E. Taylor Street, Phoenix, AZ 85004.
    Public Call Information: Dial: 888-576-4387; Conference ID: 
4884905.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Ana Victoria Fortes (DFO) at 
[email protected] or (213) 894-3437.

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: This meeting is available to the public 
through the following toll-free call-in number: 888-576-4387, 
conference ID number: 4884905. Any interested member of the public may 
call this number and listen to the meetings. Callers can expect to 
incur charges for calls they initiate over wireless lines, and the 
Commission will not refund any incurred charges. Callers will incur no 
charge for calls they initiate over land-line connections to the toll-
free telephone number. Persons with hearing impairments may also follow 
the proceedings by first calling the Federal Relay Service at 1-800-
877-8339 and providing the Service with the conference call number and 
conference ID number.
    Members of the public are entitled to make comments during the open 
period at the end of the meetings. Members of the public may also 
submit written comments; the comments must be received in the Regional 
Programs Unit within 30 days following the meeting. Written comments 
may be mailed to the Western Regional Office, U.S. Commission on Civil 
Rights, 300 North Los Angeles Street, Suite 2010, Los Angeles, CA 
90012. They may be faxed to the Commission at (213) 894-0508, or 
emailed Ana Victoria Fortes at [email protected]. Persons who desire 
additional information may contact the Regional Programs Unit at (213) 
894-3437.
    Records and documents discussed during the meeting will be 
available for public viewing prior to and after the meetings at https://facadatabase.gov/committee/meetings.aspx?cid=235.
    Please click on the ``Meeting Details'' and ``Documents'' links. 
Records generated from these meetings may also be inspected and 
reproduced at the Regional Programs Unit, as they become available, 
both before and after the meetings. Persons interested in the work of 
this Committee are directed to the Commission's website, https://www.usccr.gov, or may contact the Regional Programs Unit at the above 
email or street address.

Agenda

I. Opening Remarks and Introductions (9:00-9:15 a.m.)
II. Government and Election Officials (9:15-10:30 a.m.)
    Eric Spencer, Election Director, State of Arizona
    Patty Hansen, Recorder, Coconino County Recorder's Office
    Adrian Fontes, Recorder, Maricopa County Recorder's Office
    Lisa Marra, Elections Director, Cochise County
III. Advocacy Organizations (10:40-11:45 a.m.)
    Walt Opaska, Member, Arizona Republican Lawyers Association
    Renaldo Fowler, Senior Staff Advocate, Arizona Center for 
Disability Law
    Joel Edman, Executive Director, Arizona Advocacy Network
    Darrell Hill, Attorney, ACLU of Arizona
IV. Election and Voting Experts (1:30-2:50 p.m.)
    Mary O'Grady, Staff Attorney, Osborn Maledon
    Timothy La Sota, Attorney, Timothy La Sota PLC
    Travis Lane, Assistant Director, Inter Tribal Council of Arizona
    Sarah Gonski, Political Law Associate, Perkins Coie
    Joseph Garcia, Director of the Latino Public Policy Center, 
Morrison Institute at Arizona State University
V. Voter Perspectives (3:00-4:00 p.m.)
    Eric Sainz, Arizona State Director, Mi Familia Vota
    Robyn Prud'homme-Bauer, Co-President, League of Women Voters
    Juliana Huere[ntilde]a, Operations Manager, Southwestern Institute 
for Families and Children, co-presenting with John Britton, Member
    Gina Roberts, Arizona Clean Elections Commission
VI. Open Forum (4:00-4:50 p.m.)
VII. Closing Remarks (4:50-5:00 p.m.)

    Dated: February 16, 2018.
David Mussatt,
Supervisory Chief, Regional Programs Unit.
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