BIRMINGHAM, Ala. – As voters gear up for November’s national elections, law students at The University of Alabama are launching a campaign to make sure voters know their rights and responsibilities when they go to the polls.

American Bar Association President Dennis W. Archer will join UA Law School Dean Kenneth Randall, a Birmingham community leader involved in the struggle for voter rights, and a law school student to announce the project. Students are organizing to distribute Voter Rights and Responsibilities cards developed by the ABA, and to register new voters. The project is timed to commemorate the 40th anniversary of events that led up to the 1965 Voter Rights Act in Alabama.

Who:

• University of Alabama Law School Dean Kenneth Randall
• American Bar Association President Dennis Archer
• Civil Rights Activist Carolyn McKinstry
• University of Alabama Law Student David Lasseter

What:

Launch of Voter Education and Registration Campaign

When:

Friday, Feb. 27, 2 p.m.

Where:

Birmingham Civil Rights Institute - Community Meeting Room
520 16th Street North
Birmingham, Alabama 35203-1191
Phone: 205/328-9696