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**Media Advisory for November 2, 3:45-4:15 p.m.**
Youth Vote, Hispanic Vote Surging; Groups Will Gather to Highlight First-time Voters and Poll ID Requirements
Phoenix, AZ - Marking the close of early voting this Friday, several local and national groups will gather together with students and first-time voters on the steps of the Maricopa County Elections Department. The Friday afternoon rally will highlight the surge of young Latino registrants, challenge the Secretary of State’s "suspense" list, educate the public on voter identification requirements, and reemphasize the message of "Get Out and Vote."
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@ProjectVote & @Hispanicize Twitter party
October 29, 2012
UPDATE 10/29/12, 6:39 p.m. EST: Due to Hurricane Sandy, the #1week2vote Twitter Party has been postponed until further notice. Stay tuned.
Latino voters are poised to make history in one week. Join @ProjectVote and @Hispanicize at a Twitter party designed to inform and energize Latino voters on how each and every vote makes a difference in their own lives and those of their community |
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October 24, 2012
Statement from Michael Slater on Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe Monitors in Texas and Attorney General Abbott’s response:
“America stands for democracy. It appears that Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott is ashamed of Texas’s voting rights record or he would welcome observers with open arms. Instead, he is threatening them and attacking groups that are working to ensure that every eligible Texan is allowed to vote.
“Project Vote is one of the nation’s largest nonpartisan, non-profit voting rights organizations. As such, we recently advised the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE) on areas of concern for voting rights this election. Along with The Leadership Conference on Civil and Human Rights, NAACP, League of Women Voters of the United States, and other voting rights organizations, we signed onto a letter inviting OSCE to monitor voting in states most likely to be impacted by voter restriction efforts.
“Texas has a long history of voting rights infringements, which is why it is subject to the Voting Rights Act. Recently, Texas lawmakers have passed laws that make it one of the states most hostile to voter participation. The Texas photo voter ID law and its redistricting plans were not pre-cleared by the Department of Justice.
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