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HELENA, Mont. — Estados como Montana han aprobado leyes que algunos defensores creen que podrían dificultar la votación. Mientras tanto, las medidas a nivel federal para revertir esta tendencia se han estancado. Cuatro proyectos de ley que abordan los derechos de voto han sido bloqueados por el obstruccionismo del...
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HELENA, Mont. — States such as Montana have passed legislation some advocates believe could make it harder to vote. Meanwhile, measures at the federal level to reverse this trend have stalled. Four bills addressing voting rights have been blocked by Senate filibuster this year, including two in the last month co-sponsored by...
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La redistribución de distritos (el rediseño de mapas para los escaños locales, legislativos y del Congreso) ocurre cada diez años después del censo. ¿Su objetivo? Asegurarse de que todos estén representados por igual. En 2008, los votantes de California quitaron de la Legislatura la redistribución de distritos para las...
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Redistricting — the redrawing of maps for congressional, legislative and local seats — happens every ten years after the Census. Its goal? To make sure everyone is represented equally. In 2008, California voters took redistricting for state offices away from the Legislature — which often drew maps to the...
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Jenny Manrique Ethnic Media Services A pesar de las narrativas confusas sobre la supuesta preferencia de votantes étnicos a favor de la revocatoria del gobernador de California, Gavin Newsom, los análisis postelectorales muestran que la mayoría de ellos rechazó abrumadoramente su destitución y en algunos casos, ayudó a convertir...
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Jenny Manrique Ethnic Media Services Despite the confusing narratives about the alleged support of ethnic voters to recall California Governor Gavin Newsom, post-election analyses show that most of them overwhelmingly rejected his recall and in some cases, helped turn large counties and suburbs in the governor’s favor. Experts convened...
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Mark Hedin Ethnic Media Services The most recent data on Arizona’s population, from the 2020 Census, shows that the state is continuing to grow and diversify. But through the redistricting process that follows that new census data, Arizona is failing in its duty to ensure equal political representation for...
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Por Mark Hedin Ethnic Media Services Los datos más recientes sobre la población de Arizona, del Censo del 2020, muestra que el estado sigue creciendo y diversificándose. Pero mediante el proceso de redistribución de los distritos electorales que sigue a esos nuevos datos del censo, Arizona no está cumpliendo...
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President Joe Biden’s first budget request for immigration and border issues is a stark reminder that your vote counts. For many people in our community, participation in civic life is still seen as a distant issue from our daily lives, an activity exclusive to politicians in Washington. But Biden’s...