The University of Wisconsin Oshkosh American Democracy Project (ADP) will host UW-Madison’s David Canon Feb. 22.
Canon, a political science professor at UW-Madison, will deliver a lecture titled: “Voter ID, Early Voting and Voting Rights: Will Changes in Voting Laws Affect the 2016 Elections?” The event will be held at 4 p.m. in the Reeve Memorial Union Ballroom, room 227.
Canon has previously served as an expert witness before the State Assembly and Senate Elections Committees and been a guest on Wisconsin Public Radio.
At the lecture, students will have the opportunity to learn about voting rights and how change in the voting law will hinder or assist them to vote in the upcoming elections.
“The talk is valuable for both students and the greater Oshkosh community given that Wisconsin voters will be going to the polls for primary and general elections at the local, state and national levels this year,” said James Krueger, associate professor of political science at UW Oshkosh.
This is the UWO ADP’s third annual Public Policy lecture. It is part of the spring series of engagement and education events, which also includes a Campus Roundtable Conversation on civility, ethics, politics, voting and strategies for citizen engagement on March 2 in Reeve Memorial Union Ballroom, Room 227ABC
The mission of ADP is to encourage civic engagement and awareness among college students. On the UW Oshkosh campus, ADP runs voter registration drives, organizes candidate forums, sponsors relevant speakers, encourages volunteerism, and offers forms of engagement and service learning. ADP is a multi-campus initiative focused on higher education’s role in preparing the next generation to be informed, engaged citizens.
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