{"id":40591,"date":"2016-09-23T13:05:08","date_gmt":"2016-09-23T13:05:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/?p=40591"},"modified":"2016-09-28T13:08:17","modified_gmt":"2016-09-28T13:08:17","slug":"acc-students-tackle-voter-rights-at-constitution-day-debate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/09\/23\/acc-students-tackle-voter-rights-at-constitution-day-debate\/","title":{"rendered":"ACC students tackle voter rights at Constitution Day debate"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Austin Community College District (ACC) hosts Travis County Tax Assessor Bruce Elfant at its ninth annual Constitution Day Debate Celebration honoring the signing of the U.S. Constitution 6 p.m. Tuesday, September 27, at Palmer Events Center (900 Barton Springs Rd.).<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-40592\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/09\/Screen-Shot-2016-09-23-at-8.03.39-AM.png\" alt=\"screen-shot-2016-09-23-at-8-03-39-am\" width=\"429\" height=\"545\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/09\/Screen-Shot-2016-09-23-at-8.03.39-AM.png 771w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/09\/Screen-Shot-2016-09-23-at-8.03.39-AM-236x300.png 236w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/09\/Screen-Shot-2016-09-23-at-8.03.39-AM-768x976.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/81\/2016\/09\/Screen-Shot-2016-09-23-at-8.03.39-AM-118x150.png 118w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 429px) 100vw, 429px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Students will discuss current issues including voting and civic involvement.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe invite students to explore their knowledge and beliefs about the U.S. Constitution,\u201d says Peck Young, director of ACC\u2019s Center for Public Policy and Political Studies (CPPPS). \u201cStudents discover there are many shades of gray. They will work together to develop a deep understanding about our nation\u2019s current political issues.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The event attracts approximately 400 students each year. Hosted by CPPPS, ACC\u2019s Division of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and the Student Government Association, the debate is free and open to all students. Refreshments are provided.<\/p>\n<p>Learn more and pre-register at\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.austincc.edu\/cppps\/news.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">austincc.edu\/cppps<\/a>. For more information, contact Keisha Gray at 512-223-7050 or\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:keisha.gray@austincc.edu\">keisha.gray@austincc.edu<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Austin Community College District (ACC) hosts Travis County Tax Assessor Bruce Elfant at its ninth annual Constitution Day Debate Celebration honoring the signing of the U.S. Constitution 6 p.m. Tuesday, September 27, at Palmer &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/2016\/09\/23\/acc-students-tackle-voter-rights-at-constitution-day-debate\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3556,"featured_media":40592,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13,17,18,19],"tags":[498,160,1163,488,1164],"class_list":["post-40591","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-current-students","category-news-and-announcements","category-official-acc-press-releases","category-students-and-alumni","tag-constitution-day-debate","tag-cppps","tag-peck-young","tag-voter","tag-voter-rights"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40591","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3556"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=40591"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/40591\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/40592"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=40591"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=40591"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.austincc.edu\/newsroom\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=40591"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}