Latino Voters Turning Out Strong in Spite of Facing Challenges With the Registration Process

Thousands of voters helped through the 1-888-Ve-Y-Vota bilingual voter information hotline
The National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Official (NALEO) Educational Fund reported that as of noon Pacific Time, over 5,500 voters had been provided with assistance in seeking their polling place or with reporting challenges in trying to cast their votes.
The biggest challenge to new voters in this election seems to be the administrative process of their names making it onto voter rolls after registering and the way poll workers handle these situations. Other voter protection calls being addressed today by attorneys include:

– Florida – Democratic candidates names not appearing on ballots.
– California – voters being asked their origin of birth.
– Arizona – Latino voters having to vote at a table in an open space with
no privacy.
– Virginia – long lines resulting in voters being told they have a time
limit to vote.

The NALEO Educational Fund will continue to assist voters and monitor the election through 9 p.m. PST.
About the NALEO Educational Fund
The NALEO Educational Fund is the leading organization that empowers Latinos to participate fully in the American political process, from citizenship to public service. The NALEO Educational Fund is a national non-profit, non-partisan organization whose constituency includes nearly 6,000 Latino elected and appointed officials nationwide. “

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