13-2 Housing Is Built With Ballots: How to Engage Candidates as a Tenant or Resident
Elections provide an important opportunity to raise housing as a key issue that voters care about. There are two main reasons why tenants and renters should engage with candidates: to make their…
13-2 Housing Is Built With Ballots: How States Are Voting
STATE OR TERRITORY VOTER REGISTRATION DEADLINE VOTE BY MAIL: EXCUSE NEEDED? MAIL BALLOT APPLICATION DEADLINE MAIL BALLOT DEADLINE…
13-2 Housing Is Built With Ballots: The State of Voter Suppression Laws
Note: The information in this article reflects legislative activity as of July 2022. The right to vote is fundamental to democracy. Groups that were historically excluded from voting – including…
13-2 Housing Is Built With Ballots: Why Do You Think Voting Is Important?
(Responses courtesy of the International Network of Street Papers (INSP) North America) “Voting is important because we get to decide who represents us at every level of government in every…
13-2 Housing Is Built With Ballots: History of the Voting Justice Movement and the Fight against Voter Suppression
The history of voting rights in the United States is littered with instances of systemic discrimination in which specific groups of people have been denied the right to vote based on their race,…
Message from the Editorial Board 13-2
Dear Readers, The last three years have presented many challenges for tenants and housing justice advocates. The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a lasting impact around the world. Many…
Tenant Talk: Housing Is Built with Ballots Is Now Available!
NLIHC has released the summer 2022 issue of Tenant Talk, our semi-annual newsletter created to engage tenants in housing advocacy and to highlight innovative approaches and recent victories in…
NLIHC Releases Out of Reach 2022: The High Cost of Housing
NLIHC released its annual report, Out of Reach: The High Cost of Housing. This year’s report shows that low-wage workers are facing severe challenges in affording housing amid record-breaking rent…
NLIHC Releases New Report on Ballot Measure Campaigns for Affordable Homes
NLIHC released a report today on the role of ballot measure campaigns in securing new resources for affordable homes, strengthening tenant protections, and solving homelessness. The report, “Housing…
New Report and Resources Highlight Housing Investments Made with State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds
NLIHC released today a new report and set of resources showing how states and localities are leveraging Coronavirus State and Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (SLFRF) to invest in affordable housing and…
New Report Analyzes Remaining ERA Funds, Reallocation, and Outstanding Need
NLIHC released today a new report, Balancing Act: An Analysis of Remaining Emergency Rental Assistance Funds, Reallocation, and Outstanding Need. The report summarizes emergency rental assistance (…