Ensuring the right to vote for all! @UCLALuskin @LASocialScience. Director of litigation Chad W. Dunn, Faculty director @realMABarreto.
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Voting Rights are on the line. @realMABarreto was a Congressional witness for the @HouseAdm_Dems on voting in America. @UCLAlatino is the only R1 to have 2 witnesses speak about the threats to our democracy and the ballot box this Congressional session.
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new paper alert!
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and I have been working together to figure out how to recognize racially polarized voting in contexts where ecological inference models tend to operate poorly. please direct all praise to me and direct all criticism to matt authors.elsevier.com/c/1ncCC…
🗞️UCLA Voting Rights Project Urges California Supreme Court to Reaffirm That Criminal Investigations Do Not Override California Election Law.
Click below for the latest on Cervantes v. Bianco and a statement from VRP Senior Advisor, Xavier Becerra:
vrp.ucla.edu/?p=2192
📢Today SCOTUS ruled federal law does not require mail ballots to be received by Election Day. Ballots that are cast by Election Day and received after the polls close can be counted, in accordance with state law. Read the VRP's full statement here: vrp.ucla.edu/ucla-voting-rig…
161 years after Juneteenth, Black and Latino voters in Galveston, Texas, and minority voters across the nation are still fighting in court for fair political representation. The UCLA VRP is proud to remain committed to this critical fight. Happy Juneteenth from the VRP💛
Yesterday, the UCLA VRP sued to block Florida's new gerrymandered congressional map, arguing the map was drawn to favor one political party ahead of 2026 midterm elections. Lawsuit seeks to enforce voter-approved Fair Districts Amendment.
Read more here: vrp.ucla.edu/ucla-voting-rig…
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The UCLA VRP is proud to stand with the CA Democracy Partnership in their advocacy for equal voting rights for all Californians. Together, we supported @SenCervantes in the push for the CVRA of 2026!
Learn more about the CA Democracy Partnership here: cademocracypartnerhship.org
📢UCLA VRP commends @SenCervantes for her leadership on the 2026 California Voting Rights Act.
The 2026 CVRA will: prohibit voter suppression; require courts to interpret laws in favor of voters; and guarantee federal VRA language assistance requirements under state law. #CVRA
Join us in Sacramento on Monday, April 27th, for the release and discussion of the UC Berkeley IGS poll on California attitudes towards Democracy reforms.
RSVP here: eventbrite.com/e/statewide-s…
A MUST READ from @HaasJrFund's Raul Macias on the importance of taking action to protect voting rights:
sacbee.com/opinion/op-ed/art…
UCLA Voting Rights Project retweeted
New lawsuit against Riverside Sheriff Bianco just dropped by @ucla_vrp and VRP Sr. Advisor @XavierBecerra -- Law enforcement are not authorized to conduct recount, what Bianco is doing is illegal, details here:
vrp.ucla.edu/ucla-voting-rig…
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Just out from UCLA Voting Rights Project @ucla_vrp ping Comms Dir. @albertorlammers with inquiries
Today House Democrats hosted a 'shadow hearing' on elections and were joined by experts—including VRP's @SonniWaknin—to defend voting systems. Read more about the hearing here: latimes.com/politics/story/2…
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Voting is supposed to be a right—but in America, it’s never guaranteed. @ucla_vrp Chad Dunn and students are working nationwide to ensure every vote counts and every voice is heard. #UCLALuskin #UCLA luskin.ucla.edu/?p=122217
“The UCLA Voting Rights Project is proud to be an anchor member of the California Democracy Partnership, a group of voting rights legal experts, policy advocates, and community organizers committed to preserving democracy in California." Read more here: vrp.ucla.edu/ucla-voting-rig…
On Monday a UCLA VRP-led settlement between WA's Port of Pasco and Latino voters within the Port district was approved. Under the settlement, the Port will transition to district-based elections and move elections to even-numbered years to increase voter turnout starting 2026.
As trial starts in TX, analysis from @ucla_vrp shows the 2025 TX map dilutes Black and Hisp. vote in CD9 and CD35. Black and Hisps. vote cohesively Dem., while 2025 map creates two majority-Hisp. districts that are Republican and violate US Constitution. vrp.ucla.edu/vrp-texas-distr…
Newly published research on how bureaucratic bias plays a role in VBM ballot rejection is now available at PRQ! Congratulations to VRP's @MichaelHerndon_ and co-authors @MikeBRios and Dr. Kassra Oskooii. Read more at here: journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.…
