Courtesy of WRCR.
As the midterm elections approach, there are concerns about whether Latino voters will turn out as much as they have in past elections. In New York, 12-percent of voters in the 2020 General Election were Latino, up from 10-percent in 2018, according to a poll by Univision. Those numbers included lots of new and young voters. With divisive issues including abortion access, gun restrictions, the economy and democracy’s integrity on the ballot next month, Ameer Patel with the group “Voto Latino” hopes the stage is set for an even bigger turnout…
Patel says some people still believe the 2020 election and others are rigged – or that the voting process no longer embodies the spirit of democracy. Patel says his group and others are working to counter these views and encouraging people to cast their ballots.