This page features articles from Memo to Members & Partners and other sources about affordable housing and homelessness featured in past and present elections.
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Housing and the Election Resources
U.S. Representatives and Senators are scheduled to return to their home districts and states between October 10 and November 11, but they may head back home as early as next week. Their return home gives affordable housing and community development organizations the opportunity to influence a…
It is likely that fewer than half of voting-eligible renters will vote in the 2016 election. The presidential elections of 2008 and 2012 were considered to have had high-turnout rates, with 62% and 59% voter participation, respectively. For renters, however, turnout rates for those elections were…
The 2016 presidential election is fast approaching. Despite all the election coverage in the media, it is likely that fewer than half of voting-eligible renters will vote on or before November 8. The presidential elections of 2008 and 2012 were considered to have had high-turnout rates, achieving…
The 2016 election campaigns are in high gear. Candidates are making promises and asking for votes. Join forces with the Make Room campaign to ensure affordable housing is a priority on politicians’ agenda. NLIHC and organizations across the nation are joining with Make Room to send 1 million…