Efforts seek to engage young Latino voters - online contest by Sí TV and Voto Latino

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Posted on: April 13th, 2008
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“An online reality-TV-style contest is about to create the next Latino political reporter in a presidential election season that itself has seemed at times like a wacky competition.

The new online contest created by Sí TV and Voto Latino is about more than beautiful young people getting their 15 minutes of fame, though. It’s one of several efforts nationwide designed to inspire young Hispanic voters to engage in the political process.

“In this presidential election, interest in the young Latino vote is higher than ever, and we want to bring the community’s voices to the forefront,” said Michael Schwimmer, Sí TV CEO.”*

*From: http://www.elpasotimes.com
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