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The UCLA Voting Rights Project is a project of the UCLA Luskin School of Public Affairs aimed at creating an accessible and equitable system of voting for all Americans through impact litigation, research, and clinical education to expand access to the ballot box.

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Estudio de UCLA LPPI se Enfoca en la Crisis Creciente de Personas sin Vivienda Entre los Latinos en el Condado de Los Angeles

El Instituto Latino de Política Pública de UCLA (UCLA LPPI por sus siglas en inglés) ha publicado un nuevo reporte alarmante, The Full Spectrum of Latinx Homelessness: Understanding and Addressing Doubling Up, (El Espectro Completo de la Falta de Hogar en la Comunidad Latina: Como Entender y Afrontar la Necesidad de Compartir Vivienda) que revela un significativo aumento en la falta de vivienda entre la comunidad latina de 8% a nivel nacional y 26% en el Condado de Los Angeles entre los años 2020 y 2022.

UCLA LPPI Study Sheds Light on Rising Homelessness Crisis Among Latinos in Los Angeles County

The UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute (UCLA LPPI) has released an alarming new report, Homelessness in the Latino Community: A Focus on Los Angeles County, which reveals a significant rise in homelessness among Latinos, marking an 8% increase nationally and a 26% increase in Los Angeles County between 2020 and 2022. T

Federal Court Allows Dodge City At-large Lawsuit to Move Forward to Trial

A federal court has denied the City of Dodge City’s motion for summary judgment in a lawsuit challenging its at-large voting system. The case will now proceed to trial, beginning Feb. 24, 2024, in Wichita, Kansas, before Chief Judge Eric Melgren of the United States District Court for the District of Kansas.

UCLA VRP Files SCOTUS Petition Against Texas Election Law That Violates the 26th Amendment of the U.S. Constitution

Plaintiffs represented by the UCLA Voting Rights Project (UCLA VRP) and Stanford Law School Supreme Court Litigation Clinic filed a petition with the U.S. Supreme Court on December 5th, challenging the constitutionality of Texas’s age-based voting restrictions under the 26th Amendment.

UCLA VRP VICTORY: Washington State Counties Settle Important Federal Voting Rights Act Case to Implement New Ballot Signature Verification Procedures

The Benton, Chelan, and Yakima County Boards of Commissioners in the State of Washington have agreed to change each county’s current signature verification process to ensure that Latino voters can equitably access the ballot box and have their votes counted.

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