LULAC Statement On Biden-Harris Victory

Washington, DC – The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) today issued the following statement:
Domingo Garcia – LULAC National President
“On behalf of the League of United Latin American Citizens, LULAC, I congratulate the Biden-Harris team on their victory and wish them both our warmest regards. We look forward to working with them on the important issues facing more than 60-million Latinos and our entire nation, first and foremost being comprehensive immigration reform within the first 100 days. Also, LULAC is committed to working with them on ensuring that Latinos are included in their Cabinet appointments to reflect the growing diversity of our country. As important and our immediate priority is to stand with them and actively fight the COVID-19 pandemic. Our best wishes and we look forward to the years ahead of their leadership.”
Sindy Benavides – LULAC Chief Executive Officer
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the nation’s largest and oldest civil rights volunteer-based organization that empowers Hispanic Americans and builds strong Latino communities. Headquartered in Washington, DC, with 1,000 councils around the United States and Puerto Rico, LULAC’s programs, services and advocacy address the most important issues for Latinos, meeting critical needs of today and the future. For more information, visit www.LULAC.org.
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BOLETAS POR CORREO – INFORMACIÓN IMPORTANTE

BOLETAS POR CORREO – INFORMACIÓN IMPORTANTE
- Si no ha recibido su boleta de votación solicitada por correo, vote temprano en persona en cualquiera de los 61 lugares de votación anticipada en el Condado de Dallas. No espere a que su boleta llegue por correo. Hágale saber al secretario en la casilla de votación que está votando en persona porque su boleta por correo nunca llegó. Vote temprano, tiene hasta mañana de 7AM a las 7PM. Por favor, lleve su licencia de conducir o una de las otras formas aprobadas de identificación con foto.
Para encontrar su lugar de votación anticipada más cercana, haga clic AQUI
- Si ya recivio su boleta por correo pero aún no la ha enviado y decide votar en persona, lleve su boleta por correo con usted a cualquiera de los 61 lugares de votación anticipada en el Condado de Dallas antes de las 7pm del viernes, 30 de octubre y entreguela al Juez Electoral o a los secretarios y asi usted puede votar en persona y su boleta por correo se cancelara. Por favor, lleve su licencia de conducir o una de las otras formas aprobadas de identificación con foto.
Para encontrar su lugar de votación anticipada más cercana, haga clic AQUI
- Si decide llevar su boleta por correo en persona puede ir al Departamento de Elecciones localizado en el 1520 Round Table, Dallas. Hay un drive-thru asi que no tiene que salir de su vehiculo. Usted debe llevar su licencia de conducir o una de las otras formas aprobadas de identificación con foto para entregar su boleta por correo. Tenga en cuenta que nadie más puede entregar su boleta por correo por usted.
Hoy hasta el sábado 31 de octubre, 7am-7pm Domingo, 1 de noviembre, 11am-4pm Lunes, 2 de noviembre, 8am-4:30pm Martes, 3 de noviembre, 7am-7pm
- También puede optar por pagar para enviar su boleta por correo a través de correo de primera clase o algun otro transportista de correo come FedEx, UPS, etc. para que pueda estar seguro de que llegará a tiempo.
Para saber si su boleta ha sido recibida por el Departamento de Elecciones, haga clic AQUI
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MAIL-IN BALLOTS – IMPORTANT INFORMATION

- If you have not received your requested mail ballot go vote early in person at any of the 61 early voting locations in Dallas County. Do not wait for your ballot to come by mail. Let the clerk at the polling location know you are voting in person because your mail ballot never arrived. Vote by 7PM on Friday, October 30th during early voting, rather than waiting until Election Day, Tuesday, November 3rd. Please take your driver’s license or one of the other approved forms of photo ID.
To find your closest early voting locations click HERE
- If you have received your mail ballot but have not yet mailed it, take your mail ballot with you to any of the 61 early voting locations in Dallas County by Friday, October 30th and surrender it to the Election Judge or clerks when you sign in to vote. Please take your driver’s license or one of the other approved forms of photo ID.
To find your closest early voting locations click HERE
- To deliver your mail ballot in person, take it to the drop box at the Elections Department – 1520 Round Table, Dallas. There is a drive-thru service, so you do not have to leave your vehicle. You must bring your driver’s license or one of the other approved forms of photo ID with you when you drop off your ballot. Please note that nobody else can drop off your mail ballot for you.
Today through Saturday, October 31, 7am-7pm Sunday, November 1, 11am-4pm Monday, November 2, 8am-4:30pm Tuesday, November 3, 7am-7pm
- You may also choose to pay to send your mail ballot through priority mail or other common or contract carrier (FedEx, UPS, etc.) so that you may be certain it will arrive on time.
To find out if your ballot has been received by the Elections Department click HERE
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LULAC FOCUSED ON MASSIVE GET- OUT-THE-VOTE AND THE CENSUS COUNT

DALLAS – The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is encouraging the Latino community in North Texas to register to vote and get counted in the 2020 Census. LULAC District III and Council 4782 are hosting a Lowrider Cruise from Grand Prairie to Dallas communities to remind citizens that early voting starts this next Tuesday, October 13, 2020 and that the 2020 Census has been extended to October 30, 2020.
“We need to get out like never before and take action if we want the voices of Juan and Maria to be heard,” says Domingo Garcia, LULAC National President. “We have been the political piñatas long enough. Now it’s time we decide for ourselves how we want to be counted and treated. Latinos have the numbers to show their power but only when we remind our leaders we’re here and when we go vote,” he adds.
The intense get-out-the-vote campaign is being made possible through a micro-grant award that Council 4782 was awarded from LULAC National as an incentive to be creative and get the word out.
The Get-Out-the-Vote & 2020 Census cruise will be held on Sunday, October 11, 2020. A Press Conference will take place at 2602 Beltline Road at the Grand Prairie ISD Parking lot at 12:15PM. Invited VIP guests include: The Mayors of Dallas and Grand Prairie plus City Council Members of both cities. Also invited are the Dallas County Judge and all Dallas County Commissioners.
Organizers said the ride starts immediately afterward and will wind its way through Oak Cliff , West Dallas, Downtown (Klyde Warren Park), Reverchon Park, Love Field and culminate at Bachman Lake, Northwest Highway.
“2020 is a decisive year for Latina empowerment when women in America are the ones deciding the outcome of who is elected for President of the United States,” said Sindy Benavides, LULAC National Chief Executive Officer. “Also, campaigns like this one are where the power of LULAC truly comes from as every council and every member. We actively engage family, friends and neighbors in exercising the greatest freedoms of our democracy by being taken into account in our country,” she adds.
The cruise will only drive along the designated streets (see below) and not make any stops in compliance with Covid-19 safety precautions and local ordinances. “The main objective is to remind citizens to exercise their right to vote and know that in close elections, every vote matters,” says Dr. Elba Garcia, Dallas County Commissioner. “What I love about this event is that it emphasizes family, cultural unity and what we can do when we work together. Nothing can stop us,” adds Garcia.
LULAC District III Director, Bryan Parra acknowledges that Latino voters are energized and ready to act. “The issues before us are historic and so is the potential impact we can make,” he says. “We have an opportunity like never before to show Latinos are united and showing our strength at the ballot box,” adds Parra.
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About LULAC
The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) empowers Hispanic Americans and builds strong Latino communities. Headquartered in Washington, DC, with 1,000 councils around the United States and Puerto Rico, LULAC’s programs, services and advocacy address the most important issues for Latinos, meeting critical needs of today and the future. For more information, visit https://lulac.org/
- Published in Census, Dallas County
‘Tu voto es su vos’: ‘Hey Chica’ Voting Drive Story
‘Tu voto es su vos’: ‘Hey Chica’ voting drive encourages Latinas to get out the vote
Latina voters are mobilizing like never before.
“Latinas are going to be one of the loudest voices in this election,” said Dallas County Commissioner Elba Garcia.
Dallas County Latina leaders organized a get out the vote drive this week called “Hey Chica.”
“Hey Chica, come on out and vote. Tu voto es su vos. Come and be counted,” Garcia said.
Read the full WFAA Channel 8 story here: https://www.wfaa.com/article/news/politics/elections/dallas-county-latina-leaders-hosting-voting-drives-to-encourage-latinas-to-vote/287-196ff7ad-2fbe-4a13-9809-87217ff38048
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Get Out the Vote Initiative Targets Latina Voters
Get Out the Vote Initiative Targets Latina Voters
“We ignited a campaign to say ‘hey girl, we see you. We want you to come out. We want to be here with you,’” said Veronica Torres Hazley, founder of Hey Chica! Movement. “We’re not picking parties. We just want you to come out and vote and show up. We want to have fun doing it. Sort of bringing sexy back to voting.”
Dallas County Commissioner Elba Garcia was among the group of women encouraging Latinas to vote.
“It’s about education for our children,” said Garcia of the issues important to voters. “It’s about jobs. It’s about healthcare. It’s about equity in pay.”
While early voting numbers are surging across the nation and in North Texas, it’s not yet clear how decisive the Hispanic vote will be.
Read the full NBC 5 story here: https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/decision-2020/get-out-the-vote-initiative-targets-latina-voters/2464659/
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VOTE TEMPRANO – Transpórtese GRATIS en el autobús DART
Transpórtese GRATIS en el autobús DART para ir a Votar en las Elecciones Generales
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) está proporcionando viajes gratuitos a lugares de votación en las área de servicio. Los votantes pueden viajar sin cargo en todos los autobuses DART, tren ligero, tranvía de Dallas, Golink, servicio de para-tránsito, y en el Trinity Railway Express entre EBJ Union Station y CentrePort y la estación DFW Airport.
DART ofrecerá viajes gratis a los votantes en los siguientes días:
- Sábados de votación temprana: 17 de octubre del 2020 y 24 de octubre del 2020.
- Día de las Elecciones: martes, 3 de noviembre del 2020
*El servicio DART estará disponible gratis todo el día para ayudarle a llegar a su lugar de votación.*

Fechas de Votación Temprana:
- 13 de octubre al 17 de octubre del 2020: (7AM – 7PM)
- 18 de octubre del 2020: (1PM – 6PM)
- 19 de octubre al 24 de octubre del 2020: (7AM – 7PM)
- 25 de octubre del 2020: (1PM – 6PM)
- 26 de octubre al octubre 30 del 2020: (7AM – 7PM)
Documentos Importantes de Elecciones:
- Lugares de Votación Temprana
- Identificación Requerida para Votar en Persona
- Votantes con Necesidades Especiales
- Solicitud para Convertirse en un Trabajador electoral


- Published in Dallas County, Elections
VOTE EARLY – RIDE DART FOR FREE
Ride DART for FREE to Vote in the 2020 General Election
Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) is providing free trips to voting locations across the service area. Voters can ride at no charge on all DART bus, light rail, Dallas Streetcar, GoLink and Paratransit service, and on the Trinity Railway Express between EBJ Union Station and CentrePort/DFW Airport Station.
DART will provide free rides to voters on the following days:
- Early voting Saturdays: October 17, 2020 and October 24, 2020.
- Election Day: Tuesday, November 3, 2020
*Free DART service will be available all day to help you get to your polling location.*

Early Voting Dates:
- October 13, 2020 – October 17, 2020: (7AM – 7PM)
- October 18, 2020: (1PM – 6PM)
- October 19, 2020 – October 24, 2020: (7AM – 7PM)
- October 25, 2020: (1PM – 6PM)
- October 26, 2020 – October 30, 2020: (7AM – 7PM)
Important Elections Documents:
- Early Voting Locations
- Required Identification for Voting in Person
- Voters With Special Needs
- Application to Become an Election Day Poll Worker


- Published in Dallas County, Elections
Con el Día del Censo Dallas County Counts inicia la campaña “Ya es Hora de Hacerse Contar.”
DALLAS—Con solo siete días antes de la fecha límite del 30 de septiembre para responder al Censo de los Estados Unidos del 2020, Dallas County Counts—una asociación del Condado de Dallas, las ciudades que lo forman y varias organizaciones de la comunidad—iniciaron una campaña que incrementará los esfuerzos para llegar a un conteo correcto de la población del condado.
“Ya es hora de Hacerse Contar” es una campaña de siete días que comenzó el miércoles, 23 de septiembre, para incrementar el conteo en el Condado de Dallas. En este momento el condado ha alcanzado un índice de respuesta de 62.9% a pesar de la interrupción a los esfuerzos de conectarse con la comunidad esta primavera a causa de los esfuerzos para parar la propagación del COVID-19.
“Durante meses hemos estado trabajando en diseminar la información acerca del censos, pero ahora es el momento de realmente hacernos todos contar al responder”, dijo la Comisionada del Condado Dra. Elba Garcia durante la conferencia para los medios que tuvo lugar en el Día del Censo. “De por medio están miles de millones de dólares en fondos federales para programas de los que tantos en nuestra comunidad dependen como cuidados médicos para salvar sus vidas, para educación que abrirá puertas, para la infraestructura que mantiene nuestra economía funcionando y muchos otros recursos”.
A la Comisionada Garcia se unieron en persona durante a conferencia de prensa Ed Turner, quien coordinó los esfuerzos del Censo del 2020 en la Ciudad de Dallas; George Tang, director ejecutivo de Educate Dallas en Communities Foundation of Texas; y Bryan Carter, pastor de Concord Church. Otros representantes del Condado de Dallas, la Ciudad de Dallas, las ciudades aledañas y organizaciones que han participado en la campaña del censo se unieron de manera virtual.
Durante los próximos siete días, grupos de personas continuarán realizando sondeos en las áreas que han sido tradicionalmente difíciles de contar para responder a preguntas y corregir información errónea que pueda evitar que los residentes respondan al censo. Los sondeos se llevarán a cabo en las siguientes fechas y ubicaciones:
- 23 de septiembre: 5:30-8 p.m., Distrito 13: Jamestown Park, 12601 Jamestown Road, Dallas, 75230
- 23 de septiembre: 5:30-7:45 p.m., Distrito 5: Janie C Turner Recreation Center, 6424 Elam Rd, Dallas, TX 75217
- 23 de septiembre: 5:45-7:45 p.m., Distrito 4: Clinton P. Russell ES, 3031 S Beckley Ave, Dallas, TX 75224
Fechas, horario y ubicaciones de otros sodeos en están disponibles.
La campaña se coordinará con las organizaciones asociadas para llevar a cavo eventos del Censo en Vivo y kioscos en bazares, restaurants y Iglesias para proporcionar información y acceso a la internet para que las personas puedan responder al censo en línea. Los eventos del Censo en Vivo del 23 de septiembre tendrán lugar en:
- Census Live at Morelias Restaurant 75217, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
- Census Live at Rio Bravo Grand Prairie 75051, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Fechas, horario y ubicaciones de otros eventos del Censo en Vivo están disponibles.
“Nuestro ímpetu final está diseñado pata activar cada una de las asociaciones que tenemos con las autoridades representativas, los negocios, y las organizaciones sin fines de lucro que comprenden la importancia que el conteo del censo tiene para los fondos y representación que merecemos en el Norte de Texas. Las decisiones acerca de los negocios para los próximos diez años se tomarán en parte con datos del censo. Es esencial unirse a nosotros en alentar a los residentes de Dallas”, dijo Sophia Johnson, dueña y presidenta de Alpha Business Images, la compañía de mercadotecnia que ha estado a cargo de la campaña Dallas County Counts.
Johnson añadió que como parte de la campaña de siete días, se llevarán a cabo bancos de llamadas y una campaña adicional en medios sociales que llevará el mensaje a todos los residentes de que todavía es tiempo de responder al censo. Esto asegurará que el Condado de Dallas recibirá los fondos, recursos y representación que merece al contar con datos correctos en le conteo decenal.
Responder al censo toma solo unos minutos ya sea en línea visitando www.2020census.gov, por teléfono llamando al 844-330-2020 o completando el documento que se mando a casi todos los hogares y regresándolo por correo. El censo debe incluir a todos los que viven en el país sin importar sus circunstancias. Toda la información que se proporciona a través del censo es confidencial y se mantiene segura durante por los menos 70 años y los detalles no se pueden compartir con ninguna otra agencia gubernamental bajo la ley.
Los datos obtenidos a través del Censo de los Estados Unidos se utilizan para determinar la distribución de miles de millones de dólares en fondos federales y recursos para más de 100 programas como Medicaid, Head Start, subvenciones para salud mental, y el Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, o SNAP. Los datos también se usan para ajustar los distritos electorales, lo que podría incrementa representación en el gobierno.
“El conteo decenal es una de las más importantes maneras en que todos nosotros podemos tener un impacto en nuestras comunidades, y es hora de que nos hagamos contar antes del 30 de septiembre”, Johnson.
- Published in Census, Dallas County
Dallas County Counts launches “Time’s Up to Stand Up. Get Counted” Campaign with Census Day
DALLAS—With seven days to go until the Sept. 30 deadline to respond to the 2020 U.S. Census, Dallas County Counts—a partnership that comprises Dallas County, the cities within it and various community organizations—launched a campaign that will redouble outreach efforts to get an accurate count of the county’s population.
“Times Up to Stand Up. Get Counted” is a seven-day campaign that began on Wednesday, September 23, to increase the Census count in Dallas County. At this time, the county self-response rate has reached 62.9% despite the interruption of Census outreach activities in early spring to curtail the spread of COVID-19.
“We have been working on spreading the word about the Census for months, but now is the time to really step up and answer,” said Dallas County Commissioner Elba Garcia at the news conference for Census Day. “There are billions of dollars at stake in federal funding for programs that so many in our community depend on for life-saving health care, for education that opens doors, for infrastructure that keeps our economy running and many other resources.”
Commissioner Garcia was joined in person at the news conference by representative from the city of Dallas Ed Turner, 2020 Census Coordinator; George Tang, managing director of Educate Dallas at Communities Foundation of Texas; and Bryan Carter, senior pastor at Concord Church. Other representatives from Dallas County, the City of Dallas, surrounding cities and organizations that have participated in the Census campaign joined virtually.
During the next seven days, groups will continue to canvass areas that have been traditionally hard to count to answer questions and correct misinformation that may keep residents from filling out the Census. Canvassing will take place in the following locations:
- Sept. 23: 5:30-8 p.m., District 13: Jamestown Park, 12601 Jamestown Road, Dallas, 75230
- Sept. 23: 5pm-7:45pm., District 4: Clinton P. Russell ES, 3031 S Beckley Ave, Dallas, TX 75224
- Sept 23: 5pm-7:45pm., District 5: Janie C Turner Recreation Center, 6424 Elam Rd, Dallas, TX 75217
Dates and times for other canvassing locations are available upon request.
There will be coordination with partners to set up Census Live events and kiosks at bazaars, restaurants and churches to provide information and Wifi access to fill out the Census. Some of the Census Live events on Sept. 23 will take place at:
- Census Live at Morelias Restaurant Dallas 75217, 10:30 a.m.-12 p.m.
- Census Live at Rio Bravo Grand Prairie 75051, 4:30-6:30 p.m.
Dates, times and locations for other Census Live events are available upon request.
“Our final push is designed to activate every partnership we have with elected officials, businesses and non-profits who understand how important the Census count is to the funding and representation we deserve in North Texas. For the next ten years business growth decisions will be made in part on Census data. It’s essential join us in rallying Dallas County residents.,” said Sophia Johnson, owner and CEO of Alpha Business Images, the marketing firm leading the outreach efforts for the Dallas County Counts campaign.
Johnson added that as part of the seven-day campaign, phone banks and an enhanced social media campaign will carry the message that residents still have time to fill out the Census form. This will ensure that Dallas County gets the funds, resources and representation it deserves by having an accurate count in the decennial census.
It takes only a few minutes to fill out the forms online at www.2020census.gov, on the phone by calling 844-330-2020 or by completing the paper form that was sent to most households and returning it by mail. The Census should include all those living in the country regardless of circumstances. All information provided though the U.S. Census is confidential and secure or the next 70 years and details cannot be shared with any other government agency under penalty of law.
The data from the U.S. Census is used to determine the allocation of hundreds of billions of dollars in federal funds and resources for more than 100 programs, including Medicaid, Head Start, block grants for community mental health services, and the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, or SNAP. The data is also used to adjust or redraw electoral districts, which could increase representation.
“The decennial count is one of the most important ways in which all of us can make a difference in our communities, and it’s time for us to stand up and get counted before Sept. 30,” Johnson said.
- Published in Census, Dallas County