Learn more about out how LPPI utilizes your donation.
The UCLA Latino Policy & Politics Institute team is devoted to advocating for communities of color across the U.S.
UCLA Latino Policy and Politics Institute is committed to shaping a new narrative so that Latinos are meaningfully considered in all policymaking conversations.
“When it comes down to the constitutional rights of voters during a presidential election, I don’t think anyone is surprised that the parties are going to press the case as long as needed to get finality,” said Chad Dunn, Texas Democratic Party general counsel.
Read More | September 8, 2020
At Monday’s hearing, Chad Dunn, representing the Texas Democratic Party, told the court that the Texas mail-in voting law violates the 26th Amendment, which says the right to vote can’t be “denied or abridged” on account of age.
“Forty-five of the other states do this,” Chad Dunn argued. “At the end of day, this case is about a fair electoral system where nobody has to go through additional burdens in order to vote.”
In addition to Sorin, DRIVING WHILE BLACK includes interviews with African Americans sharing their personal stories, along with some of the country’s leading historians, authors and journalists, including: Eric Avila (Professor of History, UCLA).
“Texas is the outlier here, and our system is set up – it’s early enough to get this process done and the constitution requires it,” said Chad Dunn, general counsel for the Texas Democrats. The bottom line? As of right now, there won’t be any expansions to mail-in voting in Texas.
We care about the protection of your data. Read our Terms of Use.