More Latinos Registering to Vote in Upcoming Election

Updated: Thursday, 19 Aug 2010, 5:17 PM MDT
Published : Thursday, 19 Aug 2010, 5:17 PM MDT

PHOENIX - As interest grows for Arizona's 2010 primary and general election, over 10,000 Latino voters have registered since June, according to Mi Familia Vota.

Early voting is strongly linked to increased political participation, and the organization hopes that more Latino and Hispanic people will make their voices heard this election.

In 2008, 82 percent of Latinos who registered early cast their ballots.

Since June, representatives from Mi Familia Vota have canvassed ethnic neighborhoods in Phoenix, Tucson, and other cities, registering voters and signing up voters on the early voting list.

The organization says that 9 out of every 10 households encountered expressed opposition to Arizona's new immigration law.

Mi Familia Vota is planning to sign up at least 25,000 more Latino voters by the time the November election rolls around. If that goal is met, there would be about 30 percent more Latinos on the early voting list in 2010 than in 2009.

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