‘Public Defender Mitigation’ focus of NAPD webinar
The National Association for Public Defenders (NAPD) will present a webinar on “The Linkage of Intersectionality and Collateral Consequences, and Its Role in Public Defender Mitigation and Criminal Justice Reform” on Thursday, August 4, from noon to 2 p.m.
In the age of criminal justice reform and a need for cultural competence, what is the role of public defender mitigation? This webinar will seek to develop a working definition of what culturally competent mitigation means to the mission of public defense. Participants will grapple with the notion of culturally competent mitigation and why cultural competency is imperative to effective public defender work.
Speaking at the webinar will be Donavan Bailey, Capital Mitigation Specialist with the Maricopa County Office of the Legal Advocate. Bailey previously worked in trial mitigation with the Maricopa County Public Defender and as a dispositional advisor with the Minnesota Public Defender Office for 14 years. As a licensed social worker he has had the privilege of working in the State of Minnesota, Colorado, and Arizona.
Cost for the webinar is $25. To register, visit www.publicdefenders.us and click on “events.”
Voters should return absentee ballot in person
With two weeks remaining until the statewide primary election on Tuesday, August. 2, Michigan voters who have received but not yet returned their absentee ballot are encouraged to hand deliver it to a local drop box or their clerk’s office to avoid postal delays.
Eligible residents who have not yet registered to vote can do so in person at their city or township clerk’s office now through 8 p.m. on Election Day. They can also request and submit an absentee ballot at the clerk’s office in the same trip. Citizens who still need to register must do so in person at their clerk’s office if they wish to vote in the August primary, as online and mail registration is not permitted within 14 days of an election.
Voters can check the status of their absentee application or ballot online at Michigan.gov/Vote or by contacting their local election clerk. Voters who already received an absentee ballot should complete it, sign the envelope and mail it or drop it off at their clerk’s office or drop box as soon as possible.
Citizens can also vote in person at their polling place on Election Day, August 2. Polls will be open 7 a.m. until 8 p.m. on Election Day.
Michigan law regarding primary ballots requires voters to cast votes for only one party’s candidates. Votes for candidates in multiple parties on the same ballot will not be counted.
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