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The '''Southwest Voter Registration Education Project''' (SVREP), founded in 1974, is the largest and oldest non-partisan [[Latino]] voter participation organization in the [[United States]]. <ref>http://www.svrep.org/aboutsvrep/ag_bio.html</ref> |
The '''Southwest Voter Registration Education Project''' (SVREP), founded in 1974, is the largest and oldest non-partisan [[Latino]] voter participation organization in the [[United States]]. <ref>http://www.svrep.org/aboutsvrep/ag_bio.html</ref> It was SVREP was founded by [[William C. Velasquez]] snd other [[Mexican-American]] political activists to ensure the voting rights of Mexican-Americans in the Southwest<ref>http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/SS/wcs1.html</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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| ⚫ | The ''Southwest Voter Research Institute'' was established in 1984 to seek the opinions of the Latino electorate and to publicize those findings. In 1997, the Southwest Voter Research Institute was changed to the ''William C. Velasquez Institute'' (WCVI) as a way to honor and perpetuate Velasquez' vision and legacy.<ref>http://www.wcvi.org/</ref> |
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SVREP was founded by [[William C. Velasquez]]. |
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| ⚫ | The ''Southwest Voter Research Institute'' was established in 1984 to seek the opinions of the Latino electorate and to publicize those findings. In 1997, the Southwest Voter Research Institute was changed to the ''William C. Velasquez Institute'' (WCVI) as a way to honor and perpetuate Velasquez' vision and legacy. |
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This is relevant today because of the growing clout of Latino voters. <ref>http://www.allbusiness.com/government/elections-politics-campaigns-elections/5614289-1.html</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[[Congressional Hispanic Caucus]] |
*[[Congressional Hispanic Caucus]] |
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Revision as of 04:37, 18 March 2009
Area served | voter rights |
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Key people | Antonio Gonzalez, President |
| Website | http://www.svrep.org |
The Southwest Voter Registration Education Project (SVREP), founded in 1974, is the largest and oldest non-partisan Latino voter participation organization in the United States. [1] It was SVREP was founded by William C. Velasquez snd other Mexican-American political activists to ensure the voting rights of Mexican-Americans in the Southwest[2]
History
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The Southwest Voter Research Institute was established in 1984 to seek the opinions of the Latino electorate and to publicize those findings. In 1997, the Southwest Voter Research Institute was changed to the William C. Velasquez Institute (WCVI) as a way to honor and perpetuate Velasquez' vision and legacy.[3]
This is relevant today because of the growing clout of Latino voters. [4]
See also
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