Houston, TX – MALDEF (Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund) will present oral argument to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit on Wednesday, Feb. 1, 2017. MALDEF will be arguing in opposition to a request by the City of Pasadena, Texas to use the election system that was struck down by a lower court in the City’s 2017 municipal elections.
Voting Rights
FEDERAL COURT RULES PASADENA, TEXAS VIOLATED VOTING RIGHTS ACT
CHAFFEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT VOTES TO CHANGE ELECTION SYSTEM
FEDERAL TRIAL BEGINS OVER VOTING RIGHTS IN PASADENA, TEXAS
MALDEF DEMANDS TEXAS COUNTIES STOP PROVIDING FALSE VOTER ID INFORMATION
Texas Voter ID Law
MALDEF THREATENS VICTOR VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT WITH LEGAL ACTION OVER AT-LARGE VOTING SYSTEM
LOS ANGELES, CA – In a letter sent today to Victor Valley Community College District officials, MALDEF warned that the current at-large system used to elect the five-member Board of Trustees violates the California Voting Rights Act of 2001 (CVRA). The letter, sent to Victor Valley Community College District Superintendent Roger Wagner, alleges that the election system used by Victor Valley Community College District dilutes the Latino vote and prevents Latino voters from electing candidates of their choice to serve on the Board of Trustees.
MALDEF WINS COURT ORDER REQUIRING BEXAR COUNTY ELECTION OFFICIALS TO REMOVE ILLEGAL VOTER ID SIGNS
MALDEF WARNS CHAFFEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT OF LEGAL ACTION OVER ELECTION SYSTEM
LOS ANGELES, CA – In a letter sent today to Chaffey Community College District President Henry D. Shannon, MALDEF warned that the current at-large system used to elect the five-member Governing Board violates the California Voting Rights Act of 2001 (CVRA) by diluting the Latino vote and preventing Latino voters from electing candidates of their choice to serve on the board.
MALDEF FILES LAWSUIT IN TEXAS CHALLENGING BEXAR COUNTY’S IMPLEMENTATION OF ILLEGAL VOTER ID LAW
LARGEST COMMUNITY COLLEGE DISTRICT IN THE U.S. COULD FACE LAWSUIT OVER ELECTION SYSTEM
MALDEF INVESTIGATION AND LETTER PROMPTS LA MIRADA CITY COUNCIL VOTE TO ADOPT BY-DISTRICT ELECTION SYSTEM
FEDERAL COURT REJECTS KERN COUNTY MOTION, PERMITTING VOTING RIGHTS SUIT TO CONTINUE TOWARD RESOLUTION
FEDERAL COURT CLEARS THE WAY FOR MALDEF’S VOTING RIGHTS LAWSUIT AGAINST PASADENA, TEXAS TO MOVE TO TRIAL
HOUSTON, TX – A federal judge today ruled that a lawsuit challenging changes to the City of Pasadena’s voting system will head to trial. U.S. District Court Judge Lee H. Rosenthal’s decision comes nearly two years after MALDEF first sued Pasadena on behalf of five Hispanic residents when city officials moved to replace the eight single-member voting districts with a hybrid system that includes two at-large seats. The lawsuit argues the new system seeks to dilute Hispanic voting strength.
MALDEF DEMANDS VICTOR VALLEY UNION HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT CHANGE ITS AT-LARGE BOARD ELECTION SYSTEM
VICTORVILLE, CA – Today, MALDEF sent a letter to the Board President and Superintendent of the Victor Valley Union High School District (“Victor Valley UHSD”), demanding that the system for electing members to the Board of Trustees be changed to comply with the California Voting Rights Act (“CVRA”). Victor Valley UHSD currently elects trustees using an at-large method, which has denied Latino residents the opportunity to elect candidates of their choice to the Board of Trustees. MALDEF demands that the District convert to a by-district election system.