Voting Rights
Voting Rights
MALDEF ISSUES RECOMMENDATIONS ON CALIFORNIA BALLOT MEASURES
Hearing On “The Biden-Harris Border Crisis: Noncitizen Voting”
MALDEF STATEMENT ON NEW FEDERAL STANDARDS FOR COLLECTING DATA ON RACE AND IDENTITY
MALDEF STATEMENT ON INTRODUCTION OF VOTING RIGHTS ACT IN U.S. SENATE
LOS ANGELES – The U.S. Senate today introduced the John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act of 2024 (JLVRAA). The bill provides an important path forward in helping protect our democracy by protecting the rights of every citizen, including Latinos and other minorities, who increasingly face new hurdles when seeking to exercise their right to vote.
AMERICAN BAR ASSOCIATION ADOPTS RESOLUTION IN RESPONSE TO MOORE v HARPER
LOS ANGELES – The American Bar Association (ABA) House of Delegates earlier this month adopted a resolution supporting efforts to restore state-separation-of-powers principles in anticipation of a possible, unprecedented ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court in a controversial case that could upend state constitutional structures with respect to regulation of federal elections nationwide.
Latinos Prove Decisive In Critical 2022 Midterms
Hearing on “Voting in America: Ensuring Free and Fair Access to the Ballot in Texas”
Hearing on Voter Suppression and Continuing Threats to Democracy
MALDEF STATEMENT ONE YEAR AFTER THE JANUARY 6 INSURRECTION
LOS ANGELES – One year ago today, a violent group of supporters of Donald J. Trump stormed the U.S. Capitol in an unprecedented attempt to undermine this nation’s democracy by preventing the lawful certification of a presidential election. The violence carried out that day left at least five dead, and has led to continued attacks on voting rights across the U.S. by those who engage in fraudulent conspiracy theories.