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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Contact:
Julian Teixeira
(202) 365-2273
jteixeira@nclr.org
National voter campaign to mobilize Latinos to the polls
Washington—NCLR (National Council of La Raza) will announce the launch of its national Mobilize to Vote (M2V) campaign, one of the largest Hispanic-focused civic engagement efforts in the country. The campaign will focus on registering and mobilizing thousands of eligible Latinos to vote on Election Day this year.
As the largest minority group as well as the nation’s fastest-growing demographic, the Latino electorate is poised to play a significant role in determining outcomes of electoral races across the nation, not only helping to decide the presidency, but also the makeup of the next Congress, state gubernatorial races, and local mayoral elections.
Mobilize to Vote will focus its efforts on registering Latinos in critical swing states including Florida, Nevada, and Colorado, as well as several other states with key Latino populations such as California, Texas, Pennsylvania, and North Carolina.
MEDIA ADVISORY
WHAT: Launch of NCLR’s Mobilize to Vote Campaign
WHO: Janet Murguía, President and CEO, NCLR
Clarissa Martinez De Castro, Director, Civic Engagement and
Immigration, NCLR
Fernando Romero, Regional Field Coordinator, Nevada, NCLR
Yanidsi Velez, Regional Field Coordinator, Central Florida, NCLR
WHEN: 1:00 p.m. to 2 p.m. (EDT)
Thursday, March 22, 2012
WHERE: Telephonic press conference
Participant Dial-In Number: (800) 895-1715
Conference Code: Mobilize to Vote (M2V)
FOR MORE INFORMATION: Please contact Julian Teixeira at jteixeira@nclr.org or (202) 365-2273.
NCLR—the largest national Hispanic civil rights and advocacy organization in the United States—works to improve opportunities for Hispanic Americans. For more information on NCLR, please visit www.nclr.org or follow along on Facebook and Twitter.
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