“1-888-VE-Y-VOTA” is a bilingual toll free national voter information and protection hotline. The hotline provides an invaluable service to voters and also helps to document the real impact of new voting procedures on Latino voters. The hotline serves as a source of information for every aspect of the electoral process, from voter registration to locating voters’ polling location. Additionally, the hotline will also document and monitor voter rights complaints and obstacles to voting encountered by the voters. In collaboration with media partners, Univision Communications Inc., the NALEO Educational Fund every important election cycle launches an outreach campaign targeting the Latino media markets, in the respective elections jurisdiction. Through the use of Public Service Announcements (PSA’s), information about the hotline is disseminated.

ABOUT THE NALEO EDUCATIONAL FUND

What does “NALEO” stand for?
National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials

Who is the NALEO Educational Fund?
The NALEO Educational Fund is a national non-partisan, non-profit, organization. We represent the more than 5,000 Latino elected officials across the country, of all levels of government. The organization is not affiliated with any major political party. The organization is not a private business, it is a community organization.

What is the NALEO Educational Fund’s mission?
The mission of the organization is to “facilitate full Latino/Hispanic to participation in the American political process, from citizenship to public service.” We work with Latino elected officials and other leaders representing the community to provide citizenship services and promote civic participation among Latinos/Hispanics.

Where is the NALEO Educational Fund located?
We have four offices across the country
(Los Angeles, Houston, New York, and Washington D.C.).

National Headquarters
1122 W. Washington Blvd. 3rd., Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90015

When was NALEO founded?
The NALEO Educational Fund has been in existence for more than 25 years. The organization was founded by Congressman Edward R. Roybal of Los Angeles.

Who is Edward R. Roybal?
The Hon. Edward R. Roybal became the first Latino to win a seat on the Los Angeles City Council since 1881, and was subsequently reelected and served from 1949 - 1962. In 1962, Roybal became the first Mexican-American to be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives from California. In the House, Congressman Roybal established a reputation as a staunch civil libertarian while working on such issues as immigration rights, education, and health care. In 1976, he founded the Congressional Hispanic Caucus and the National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials, creating a national forum for Latino issues and opened doors for a new generation of Latino leaders.