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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> It was SVREP was founded by [[William C. Velasquez]] |
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]] and 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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Revision as of 02:57, 28 May 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 and 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]
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