Mi Familia Vota Endorses Denver Clerk and Recorder’s Decision

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Mi Familia Vota Endorses Denver Clerk and Recorder’s Decision to Enfranchise Inactive Voters
Thousands of Denver Latino Voters Benefit

Denver, CO – Sept. 20, 2011 – Mi Familia Vota Colorado (MFV) applauds the recent announcement by Denver County Clerk and Recorder Debra Johnson to continue to plan on mailing ballots to “inactive/fail to vote” voters for the Nov. 1 election despite orders by the Colorado Secretary of State to desist immediately.

 “We fully support Debra Johnson and her team’s decision to continue with their plans to enfranchise inactive voters this fall and beyond,” stated MFV Colorado State Director Grace López Ramírez.  “Denver’s actions today set a precedent that helps ensure that every citizen registered to vote has equal access to the ballot box.”

 Latino voters are among many traditionally disenfranchised groups that make up the majority of the inactive/fail to vote category in Colorado. Voters who skipped the 2010 election and did not respond to postcards from their county clerks asking them to activate their registrations are labeled “inactive/failed to vote.” Denver has 236,410 active voters and 55,023 voters in the “inactive/failed to vote” category.

 “The decision by Johnson will directly impact thousands of Latino voters in Denver,” concluded López Ramírez.

 Mi Familia Vota Education Fund (MFVEF) is a nonpartisan, 501c (3) organization working to unite and build power in Latino, immigrant and allied communities,  to ensure social and economic justice through increased civic engagement.  Mi Familia Vota has served on ACCESO, the Spanish Language Advisory Committee to the Denver Clerk and Recorder and Denver Elections since 2008.

 For more information, visit www.mifamiliavota.org.

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