Thread: GA: Group Aims to Register 100,000 Latino Voters

Georgia Elections News
Group aims to register 100,000 Latino voters
3:42 pm June 15, 2010, by Aaron Gould Sheinin

By Bill Rankin/brankin@ajc.com

The Georgia Association of Latino Elected Officials on Monday launched a campaign to register 100,000 new Latino voters for the upcoming general election.

A driving force behind the voter registration drive, GALEO said, is support expressed by a number of gubernatorial candidates for illegal immigration legislation similar to Arizona’s law that authorizes local police to arrest immigrants without documentation. Polling indicates strong opposition to the Arizona law within the Latino community, GALEO said. The deadline for residents to register to vote for the November general election is Oct. 4.

GALEO is encouraging each of its members and supporters to register 10 new voters, volunteer at least 10 hours of service to accomplish that goal and donate at least $10.

“The Latino vote can impact the outcome of the 2010 elections and we will work hard to have an educated electorate on the positions of candidates as well,â€

Is anyone in Georgia pushing for some kind of ID before voting?? They had better get that done.

This country will be no different than the Balkans within 50 years or less.

Everything now is ethnic this and other cultures that.

What about plain old AMERICAN