Mi Familia Vota
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| Purpose | Get out the vote Voting rights Voter registration Civic engagement Advocacy Polling |
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| Headquarters | Phoenix, AZ |
| Website | www |
Mi Familia Vota is a national nonpartisan Latino voting organization in the United States.[1][2] While known for its voter turnout work, the organization expanded into issues advocacy as well.[3] The organizations says it wants to have more of a two-way dialogue with voters and elected officials.[3] The organization also conducts polling.[4]
The organization is based in Phoenix[2] and has field offices in 10 states.[3]
Activities
[edit]Outreach
[edit]In 2020, the organization focused its outreach to voters in Arizona, California, Colorado, Florida, Michigan, Nevada, Pennsylvania, Texas and Wisconsin.[2]
As of 2024, the organization oversees some of the largest Latino voter mobilization groups in the country.[5] The organization also created its own chatbot that uses AI to have human-sounding bilingual conversations with voters on platforms like WhatsApp.[6]
Lawsuits
[edit]Mi Familia Vota led a coalition of civil rights organizations with the US Department of Justice to sue Arizona over a 2022 law passed by its GOP legislature that tried to bar voters who had not provided proof of citizenship when they registered.[7] In Republican National Committee v. Mi Familia Vota, the Supreme Court ruled that those already registered voters could still vote, but that new voters had to provide proof of citizenship if registering with the state of Arizona's voter registration form. Voters using the national voter registration form will still be registered and do not have to provide proof of citizenship.[8]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Both parties duck immigration reform in attempts to attract Colorado's Latino voters". PBS News. 2014-10-28. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ^ a b c "Latino group 'Mi Familia Vota' announces a $10M voter turnout campaign". NBC News. 2020-07-09. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ^ a b c Bernal, Rafael (2024-03-28). "Top Latino grassroots organization seeks to expand its reach". The Hill. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ^ "Large Latino poll finds cost of living and economy top voters' concerns". NBC News. 2023-11-29. Retrieved 2024-08-23.
- ^ Ulloa, Jazmine (2024-08-28). "Voting Rights Leaders Step Up Election Initiatives After Texas Raids". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ Carrasquillo, Adrian (2024-08-21). "Democrats use AI in effort to stay ahead with Latino and Black voters". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2024-08-29.
- ^ Wang, Hansi Lo (August 23, 2024). "Supreme Court grants GOP bid to require citizenship proof for some Arizona voters". NPR.
- ^ Millhiser, Ian (2024-08-22). "The Supreme Court decides not to disenfranchise thousands of swing state voters". Vox. Retrieved 2024-08-23.