Invest in census outreach for the sake of all kindergarteners
Invest in census outreach for the sake of all kindergarteners was originally published in The Hill. You can read the op-ed here.
Voting Rights
Florida Law Impeding Rights Restoration for Returning Citizens Goes into Effect Despite Public Opposition
CONTACT: Christiaan Perez, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, cperez@latinojustice.org, 212-739-7581
Orlando, FL – This weekend, Governor DeSantis signed into law Senate Bill 7066 which was passed by the Florida Legislature to override the will of the people and impose a fines and fees requirement to block people from having their right to vote restored. Below is a statement by Esperanza Segarra, Senior Counsel at LatinoJustice PRLDEF:
LatinoJustice Reacts to the Supreme Court’s Ruling Blocking the Citizenship Question in 2020 Census
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 27th, 2019
CONTACT: Christiaan Perez, LatinoJustice PRLDEF, cperez@latinojustice.org, 212-739-7581
Advocates Around Florida Host Community Fairs to Help Restore Voting Rights for People Eligible Under Amendment 4
CONTACT: Christiaan Perez, cperez@latinojustice.org, 212-739-7581
Citizenship Question, a Political Hit to Suppress Latinos
CONTACT: Christiaan Perez, cperez@latinojustice.org, 212-739-7581
Don't add Census citizenship question. It would damage all our daily lives for decades.
Don't add Census citizenship question. It would damage all our daily lives for decades - originally published in USA Today, link here.
The Census affects jobs, traffic and class size as well as federal spending and political representation. Don't mess it up with bad information.
Court Orders Expansion of Spanish Language Access in Florida for Upcoming Elections
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.
Congressional Testimony of LatinoJustice PRLDEF on Voting Rights in Florida
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.
Court Must Ensure Spanish Language Access for Voters in Florida’s Upcoming Elections
We applaud the Secretary of State’s proposed rule changes, but the changes are too vague and Florida must comply with the law while its rulemaking process takes place
Florida Must Provide Comprehensive Bilingual Voting Assistance
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.
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