These research reports and articles were an invaluable resource in our quest to understand the greater issue at hand. We encourage you to peruse if you would like to learn more about the issue. If you would like to access the resource, click on the hyperlink embedded within the citation.
Our peers created additional resources on similar subsites through the Meaning of a Vote Project. Feel free to look at other sites for further perspectives on this issue.
Voting Rights Resources:
Baik, Ellen R., Jessica Lavariega-Monforti, and Adam J. Mcglynn. “Latino Cabinet Appointments and Young Latino Voters: A Preliminary Look at GOP Efforts to Attract Latino Voters.” The Social Science Journal 46.3 (2009): 601-08. Feb. 2016. Web.
This research report details how important the Latino vote is in the South, especially after the impact the Latino population has had on other structures in the South.
Gutiérrez-Gunter, Isela, and Bob Hall. Alarm Bells from Silenced Voters. Rep. Durham: n.p., 2015. Print.
Democracy NC sponsored this research report which is a cornerstone of our interview with Isela Gutiérrez-Gunter. She, along with Bob Hall, goes through each of the changes made to voting in 2013 and seeks to understand how it has affected voters based on research and first hand testimony from exit poll responses.
Gutiérrez-Gunter, Isela. “Journey to ID Lessons.” Democracy North Carolina. N.p., July 2014. Web. 30 Mar. 2016.
Isela Gutiérrez-Gunter worked with two undergraduate interns in learning how difficult is was to get proper, NC voter approved IDs after the 2013 changes.
Hall, Bob, and Isela Gutiérrez-Gunter. A Snapshot of Latino Voters in North Carolina. Rep. Durham: n.p., 2012. Print.
Also an important part of our interview with Isela Gutiérrez-Gunter, this research report provided an initial look at the Latino voting population, especially in North Carolina.
Hall, Bob, and Isela Gutierrez-Gunter. Letter to George McCue. 30 June 2015. MS. Democracy NC, Durham, NC.
This letter was sent to the Rulemaking Coordinator of the State Board of Elections, George McCue. It reiterated the positions that Democracy NC held and explained the reasoning behind many decisions.
Heimlich, Russell. “Mapping the Latino Electorate by State.” Pew Research Centers Hispanic Trends Project RSS. N.p., 19 Jan. 2016. Web. 24 Apr. 2016.
This interactive map shows how the percentage of Latino voters varies state by state and also by congressional distract. A fascinating visual look at the record 27.3 million Latinos who will be eligible to vote in the upcoming 2016 Presidential Elections.
Hui, T. Keung. “Surge in Wake County High School Students Registering to Vote.” News and Observer. N.p., 28 Mar. 2016. Web. 30 Mar. 2016.
Mike Figuares recommended this article as a better way to understand the current high school voting situation following the elimination of pre-voting in 16 and 17 year olds in 2013.
Krogstad, Jens M., Mark H. Lopez, Gustavo Lopez, Jeffrey S. Passel, and Eileen Patten. “Millennials Make Up Almost Half of Latino Eligible Voters in 2016.” Pew Hispanic. Pew Research Center, 19 Jan. 2016. Web. 24 Apr. 2016.
This research report, conducted by Pew, outlines how among the Hispanic voting population, millennials make up 44 percent – which is the largest share of all other racial or ethnic groups.
Kropf, Martha. Voter Perceptions of Security and Fairness of Elections and the Implementation of Photo Identification Education in the 2014 North Carolina Primary. Rep. Democracy NC, 1 July 2014. Web. 30 Mar. 2016.
Martha Kropf of UNCC, in a report sponsored by Democracy NC, conducted, analyzed and presented research on perceptions of security and fairness of elections after the changes to the voting laws in 2013.
Margaret Dickson Et Al vs. Robert Rucho (2012) (testimony of Bob Hall). Print.
This is the legal testimony of Bob Hall.
Rutenberg, Jim. “The New Attack on Hispanic Voting Rights.” The New York Times. The New York Times, 19 Dec. 2015. Web. 30 Mar. 2016.
Rutenberg describes the ongoing situation in North Carolina following the 2013 new voting laws. He provides Hispanic narratives to outline the specific attacks on Latino voting rights.
Additional Resources:
Gutiérrez-Gunter, Isela. “Isela Gutierrez Gunter.” LinkedIn. N.p., n.d. Web. 30 Mar. 2016.
Gutiérrez-Gunter, Isela. Regarding the Texas Youth Commission, Texas Juvenile Probation Commission. Rep. Austin: n.p., 2008. Print.
Hall, Bob. “Democracy North Carolina 2014 Annual Report.” Democracy NC. Democracy NC, 2014. Web. 30 Mar. 2016.
