“El Norte” tallies few votes in Mexico election

Posted on: July 2nd, 2006
Filed Under: [ Hispanic News ] [ Non-US News ] [ Politics ]
Tags: ,
HispanicTips has 43,151 stories & 115,000+ visitors a month.
Check out today's 6 stories - Knowledge is Power!

“Blame it on a bureaucratic voting process, disillusionment with politics back home or lack of time while juggling jobs, but only a fraction of the Mexicans living in the United States took advantage of their first opportunity to vote from abroad.

Of the estimated 6 million to 7 million Mexicans of voting age in the United States, only 40,000 registered to vote by mail in Mexico’s presidential election on Sunday — a lower number than expected after years of calls for a foreign vote.”

SOURCE: in English / Fuente en Ingles
FUENTE TRADUCIDO: Usando Google o Altavista/Babel Fish
Please note some sites require registration. Many times it is free.

Stumble it! | | AddThis Feed Button

Other posts that may interest you

Tim's El Salvador Blog: El Salvador tallies the costs of Hurrican Stan

Mexico -- Millions of votes still in question in Mexican race

No flood of votes from U.S. to Mexico

Mexicans sift ballots in search of a winner

Bloggings by boz: Peru's election this Sunday

LOS TIGRES DEL NORTE Win The GRAMMY Award For “Best Norteño Album”

Los Tigres del Norte ‘rugirán’ en Irak

Will immigrants vote in Mexico's 2006 election?

Dems set plan to battle McCain for Latino votes

Will the US Hispanic Vote Go Republican in 2008?





Check us out!



Feedback Form