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UCLA VRP Challenge to Discriminatory Signature Matching in Yakima, Benton, and Chelan Counties, Washington

Thousands of Latino voters have had their votes disproportionally affected due to the State’s ballot signature matching provisions and processes. By rejecting ballots based off the race of a voter, Washington is violating voting rights such as the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendment.

Model Code for a State-Level Voting Rights Act

In our system of dual sovereignty, it is clear that states must offer more robust protections for an individual’s right to vote. The enactment of the model code will ensure that adopting jurisdictions provide voting protections that are higher than the federal standard, making fair and equal franchise a reality.

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