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STATEMENT FROM NATIONAL PRESIDENT ROSA ROSALES REGARDING TODAY’S VOTE TO REAUTHORIZE THE VOTING RIGHTS ACT .

July 13, 2006

Contact: Lizette Jenness Olmos, (202) 365-4553
ljolmos@lulac.org
 

Washington, DC – The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) has released the following statement: 

"The reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act is a must. LULAC strongly urges the passage of this significant piece of legislation which reflects the struggle of minorities to ensure that every vote is counted and that elections are carried in a fair and just manner. For LULAC it is critical that the civil rights of all citizens regardless of their race, color or creed are protected.”

The League of the United Latin American Citizen (www.lulac.org) the oldest and largest Latino civil rights organization in the United States advances the economic conditions, educational attainment, political influence, health and civil rights of Hispanic Americans through community-based programs operating at more than 700 LULAC councils nationwide. 

For more information about LULAC’s campaign to renew the Voting Rights Act, visit our web site at www.lulac.org.

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