García, President of the National LULAC confirmed that the LULAC National 93rd Convention elections in Puerto Rico have been suspended until further noticed due to a temporary restraining order granted in Dallas County on Friday.
By H. Nelson Goodson
Hispanic News Network U.S.A.
July 30. 2022
San Juan, Puerto Rico - On Saturday, the National LULAC 93rd Convention elections in Puerto Rico have been suspended due to a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) granted on Friday, July 29, 2022 in Dallas County, 162nd Judiciary District Court to five plaintiffs, Hilda Ramirez Duarte, Rene Martinez, Henry Rodriguez, Federico Garza and Hector Carrillo. The plaintiffs claimed that that the national LULAC elections have and continue to engage in fraudulent and ilicit scheme to place under irreversible control of a foreign political power in violation of LULAC's internal governing rules. (TRO 5-page link at: https://bit.ly/3Sqdm8n)
On Friday, Domingo García, President of the National LULAC released the following statement to its full membership in the U.S. and to theLULAC 93rd Convention attendees in Puerto Rico, "LULAC was served tonight with a temporary restraining order (TRO) that enjoins or prevents us from having a national election in San Juan, Puerto Rico, on Saturday, July 30, 2022. The members of the national board are named as defendants in the matter, and as such, any actions by them or anyone else that violates the TRO can and will have serious consequences up to and including monetary fines and jail time."
"In light of this legal action, I am informing you that the national assembly meeting scheduled for Saturday, July 30, 2022, is in recess until the matter has been heard in court, as mandated by the TRO. You are advised not to go to the assembly hall as no lawful meeting is allowed. Please continue your visit and other travel plans while in San Juan, and I will keep you informed on the next steps in this matter."
García on Saturday at the National LULAC Convention and Exposition in Puerto Rico released the following statement about an alleged hostile takeover by a foreign political party aligned with the GOP: https://lulac.org/news/pr/LULAC_Fights_Corrupt_Attempt_At_Hostile_Takeover/
The National LULAC elections TRO injunction hearing is scheduled for August 12, 2022 at the Dallas County 162nd Judiciary District Court in Texas.
In brief: The National LULAC organization has not held official elections to elect a president in two unusual occasions in its 93 years in existence, that was in New York in 2014, and this year (2022) in Puerto Rico due to internal controversial political issues. Only a majority of National LULAC presidents from Texas have been elected in its history, which definitely shows an internal political bias for Texas LULAC members to stay in control of the National organization.
In 2014, a majority of registered LULAC voting delegates at the New York 85th National Convention in July elected Magdalena "Maggie" Rivera from Illinois as the new National LULAC president. After Margaret Moran, National LULAC president and her appointed Election Judge postponed the elections at the annual National LULAC 85th Convention in New, York. Moran's term ended on July 12, 2014, but was extended another year due to the election debacle in New York. She was first elected as president on July 17, 2012 at the Albuquerque, New Mexico National LULAC Convention.
The General Assembly elections were postponed by Election Judge Luis Roberto Vera Jr. after a TRO was filed on Friday, July 11, 2014 and then provided to LULAC executives just before the elections the next day. The TRO by a New York court prevented Moran and Vera Jr. from using certain rules in an attempt to influence the election in favor of a candidate from Laredo, Texas, Roger C. Rocha Jr. who they were supporting. No National LULAC president from any other state has been elected to the position in decades other than from Texas. Rivera from Illinois became the first Latina woman elected National LULAC president that broke the 85-year control of the National LULAC presidency by Mexican-Americans from Texas. But, Rivera was never recognized as National LULAC president and Moran was extended an illegal out-term as president and then Rocha Jr. was elected in the next National LULAC Convention in 2015, in Salt Lake City, Utah and served until 2018.
García, the current National LULAC president was elected in 2018 during the National LULAC 89th Convention in Phoenix, Arizona. The National LULAC organization did not have an annual convention and exposition events to hold elections for 2019, 2020 and 2021 due to the Coronavirus pandemic.
Editor's note: Haven't anyone noticed that in its 93 years of existence, only a majority of LULAC members from Texas have been elected to the National LULAC president position. It has become obvious.
LULAC has a reputation for fighting for equal rights to vote in the nation, except in their own organization, which it has become evident today that if a LULAC member from another state other than Texas becomes a candidate for National LULAC president, he or she will not succeed.
It's time, National LULAC changes its election rules and voting-age regulations to allow LULAC members to elect a president of their choice whether from Texas or not.
Non-Texans who were previously elected National LULAC presidents in its 93 years of history serving Latinos, according to the National LULAC website history:
• Filemon Martinez, originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico became the first non-Texan to be elected as the 10th President in 1938 during the El Paso, Texas Convention
• Antonio M. Fernández from New Mexico became the 12th National LULAC President in 1940
• George I. Sánchez, originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico became the 13th President of National LULAC in 1941
• Ben Osuna, originally from Albuquerque, New Mexico elected as the 14th National LULAC President at the 1942 National LULAC Convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico
• José Maldonado from Santa Fe, New Mexico became the 18th National LULAC president in 1947
• Hector Godinez from San Diego, California became the 26th National LULAC President in 1960
• Pete Vazquez Villa from California became the 34th National LULAC President in 1971
• Eduardo Morga originally from Los Angeles, California became the 37th National LULAC President in 1977
• José Vélez originally from Managua, Nicaragua residing in Las Vegas, Nevada became the 44th National LULAC President in 1990
Final note: In the last 32 years, non-Texans haven't been successful in getting elected as National LULAC presidents, according to the LULAC historic data on its website.
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