PARA DIFUSIÓN INMEDIATA
30 de octubre de 2020
CONTACTO
Elianne Ramos, 212-739-7513, [email protected]
LATINOJUSTICE LANZA LA INICIATIVA BILINGÜE NO PARTIDARIA
DE PROTECCIÓN AL VOTANTE “CADA VOTO CUENTA”
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
October 30, 2020
CONTACT
Elianne Ramos, 212-739-7513, [email protected]
LATINOJUSTICE RELAUNCHES NONPARTISAN CADA VOTO CUENTA
BILINGUAL VOTER PROTECTION INITIATIVE
PARA PUBLICACIÓN INMEDIATA
14 de septiembre de 2020
Contacto de Prensa:
José Dieppa, 407-285-6904
Campaña en Español Insta a Latinos de Florida a Votar Temprano o por Correo
Pa ’luego es tarde, ¡Vota!, exhorta a los hispanoparlantes a ejercer por adelantado su derecho al voto, especialmente aquellos en comunidades rurales o de inmigrantes que a menudo enfrentan discrimen sistémico.
Spanish-Language Campaign Urges Florida Latinos to Vote Early or by Mail
Pa’ luego es tarde, ¡Vota! is committed to getting out the vote early or by mail across Florida, including rural and immigrant communities often disenfranchised by systemic discrimination.
CONTACT: Christiaan Perez, [email protected], 212-739-7581; Jeralyn Cave, [email protected], 202-728-9557
Contact: Christiaan Perez, [email protected], 212-739-7581
Tallahassee, FL – Today, Judge Mark Walker, the Chief U.S. District Judge in Northern Florida, issued a court order granting a preliminary injunction requiring Florida’s Secretary of State and the Supervisors of Elections of 32 Florida counties to take further steps to comply with section 4(e) of the Voting Rights Act. The order requires the Secretary of State to ensure that those 32 counties provide official ballots in both Spanish and English, Spanish language election assistance, and Spanish translations of other voting materials for elections beginning with the 2020 presidential primary election.
On behalf of LatinoJustice PRLDEF I thank Representative Fudge and the members of the Subcommittee on Elections for inviting me to testify on the important subject of voting rights in the State of Florida. While it is safe to say that full compliance with voter protections in any State, including Florida, is always a timely and critical endeavor, this topic, and indeed this hearing, is coming at an opportune time for democracy in this State.
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ proposed rule requiring Spanish-language official ballots throughout the state, which is the direct result of legal pressure, is commendable. However, the governor’s proposed rules are short on details and will not take effect until too far in the future. The law is clear: robust bilingual elections assistance is required. The state needs to comply with its obligations under the Voting Rights Act of 1965.
This article outlines ways that foundations are mobilizing to help protect voting rights and how one of those initiatives supports LatinoJustice's Voter Protection initiative.