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Jos R. Snchez
Chair
Edgar DeJesus
Secretary
Israel Colon
Treasurer
Maria Rivera
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Hector Figueroa
Tanya K.
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Angelo Falcn
President

NiLP Note: The election of officers of the League of United Latino American Citizens
(LULAC) last July during the organization's annual convention in New York has been
steeped in controversy. Below is an update on the situation from the perspective of one
of the sides in this issue, which we thought you would find useful nonetheless in
understanding some of the issues involved. We would, of course, welcome other
perspectives.
---Angelo Falcn

Update:
LULAC's Major Scandal
and Travesty of Justice
Within National Board Elections
Power struggle and legal challenge to keep termed-out LULAC National Board
members in reign leading to a possible fallout of financial support by corporate
America.
By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network (November 8, 2014)

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New York, New York - On Friday in the case of

Eduardo LeGuerre v. LULAC, a travesty of
justice seems to prevail as time and days
continue to expire and keeping Magdalena
"Maggie" Rivera from taking office as the
newly elected LULAC National President for
2014. A federal court judge ordered for
respondents to submit why the case of
Eduardo LeGuerre v. LULAC should remain in
the New York court system or be moved to
Texas as the challenging petitioners have
filed. The dateline to submit evidence by
respondents is November 25. But
unfortunately for Rivera, the next hearing will be March 22, 2015 when the federal
judge would rule on the case whether to keep the case in the NY court system or
allow a transfer to Texas.

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Taking note, in February a new slate of candidates for the LULAC National Board
will begin to emerge once again, meaning that Rivera has been denied the right to be
elected and as the first woman from Illinois to serve as National President. In
LULAC's 85 years of existence, no member has ever been elected national president

other than from Texas where LULAC originated. Is it discrimination or greed among
state members from Texas who don't want to relinquish ownership of said nonprofit organization, some might believe.
In reality, the organization's current termed-out national heads are a disgrace to its
existence and founding father. LULAC had a reputation of fighting for justice, the
right for individuals to vote and participate in elections, but within its national
board, they do deny the same basic rights to their own membership. It seems that
the termed-out LULAC National President, Margaret Moran and her supporters,
including personal legal advisers wanted to keep her in the job (career) a bit longer
and to continue to collect more than $60K in salary per year and benefits.
Will the organization survive, indeed it will, but the recent 85th National Board
elections and scandal in NY last Summer has tarnished its reputation and might also
keep major corporations from donating to LULAC.
Why would any major corporation donate funds to an organization that basically
denies its own membership the right to elect their own choice of national board
members? Major reform is strongly needed at the top-level of the LULAC national
organization.
All the principal parties involved in the case were contacted by Hispanic News
Network U.S.A. (HNNUSA) for comment.
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