GOP presidential nominee Donald Trump's claims of a "rigged" election and voter fraud are having an effect in Southern California, with some of his supporters voicing concerns and planning to take action on Nov. 8.
If you're planning to participate in the Nov. 8 general election, consider a mail-in ballot instead of voting at your usual polling place. Because of the lengthy list of state ballot measures and the high interest in the presidential election, experts anticipate long lines at polling places across California.
Community groups plan to deploy hundreds of volunteers to polling sites across Southern California on Election Day to help citizens with limited English skills.
Polls shows most voters from both camps say they will accept the election results even if their candidate isn’t the winner, but there are still concerns about voter fraud.
Advancing Justice-LA Voting Rights Project Director, Deanna Kitamura, giving an introduction to a room of over 50 poll monitors in training.
LOS ANGELES – As fears arise that racial minority and immigrant voters may be intimidated from voting, non-partisan organizations like Asian Americans Advancing Justice are expanding efforts to ensure that California’s Asian American voters – especially those who are limited-English proficient – are able to exercise their right to vote.
Asian Americans are the fastest-growing racial group in the United States, according to U.S. Census data, having nearly doubled their share of the electorate in the past decade.
Reid is retiring this year and the Nevada senate race is between Democrat Catherine Cortez Masto and GOP Rep. Joe Heck. Politico reports this race might be decided by Asian-Americans
Actors George Takei, John Cho, Constance Wu, Sonal Shah, Vincent Rodriguez III, and Joey Quenga are joining forces in a new campaign to urge Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders to vote.
Despite being the fastest growing ethnic group in the United States, the AAPI participation in the voting process lags behind other groups.
Asian American voter registration has increased 600,000 per presidential election cycle. The number of congressional candidates from the Asian American community increased from 10 in 2010 to 40 in 2016.
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