The Latino Voter Will Decide the Next President -- if They Vote

from Arturo Vargas

NALEO Educational Fund projects that more than 12.2 million Latino voters will head to the polls on Election Day. As the second largest population in the United States, Latinos will again play a decisive role in the Presidential, statewide and local elections across the country. Latinos have the ability to decide who the next President of the United States will be, but they have to vote!

Today, the NALEO Educational Fund, along with Mi Familia Vota, National Council of La Raza, Entravision Communications, Inc., impreMedia, and Univision, launch the second phase of the ya es hora campaign to empower and galvanize Latinos across the country to own this election.

This launch coincides with National Voter Registration Day. Today, volunteers, celebrities, and organizations (including NALEO Educational Fund) from all over the country are hitting the streets in a coordinated effort to register people to vote, while creating awareness of voter registration opportunities. Our outreach is about celebrating our right to vote and making sure we arm our community with the resources to be able to vote on November 6th.

We encourage you to take the first step right now and register to vote online here.

- Arturo Vargas

Arturo Vargas is the Executive Director of the NALEO Educational Fund. The NALEO Educational Fund facilitates the full participation of Latinos into the American political process, from citizenship to public service. Follow Arturo on Twitter at @ArturoNALEO.

Questions? For more info, call 888-VE-Y-VOTA / 888-839-8682