Nov 7, 2006: New rules, machines frazzle voters early (Associated Press / Yahoo)
Programming errors and inexperience with electronic voting machines frustrated poll workers in hundreds of precincts early Tuesday, delaying voters in Indiana and Ohio and leaving some in Florida with little choice but use paper ballots instead
Nov 6, 2006: Latino registration logs 3.5% bump (www.denverpost.com)
Ringing cries for rights for immigrants at rallies last spring galvanize Latino groups to push for a bigger voice - and more voters.
Nov 6, 2006: Vote mobilizer rushes to register Hispanics (Courier-Post)
A Hispanic voter organization new to New Jersey says it has swelled the ranks of voter records in South Jersey and nationwide this year.
Nov 6, 2006: Too little, too late? (Orlando Sentinel)
Some activists and experts say the 2 leading gubernatorial candidates have failed to adequately reach out to and develop rapport with Central Florida's Hispanic voters.
Nov 6, 2006: Targeted pitches missing in campaigns (www.sun-sentinel.com)
Hispanics are the nation's fastest-growing community, but no one would guess that from the media campaigns of Florida's candidates for governor, according to some observers and campaign analysts.
Nov 6, 2006: Ethnic Factor May Tip the Scale (www.hispanicbusiness.com)
For the first time in New Jersey history, a major party is asking the state's voters to select a minority for statewide office, and the ethnic factor could be decisive in a close race.
Nov 6, 2006: Many eyes will watch the polls (USA TODAY)
Thousands of lawyers, election monitors and volunteers with video cameras will be mobilized on Election Day in an effort to guard against problems at the polls
Nov 6, 2006: Hispanics may swing some close elections (Routers Yahoo)
Hispanic voters in the United States, a growing bloc, could play a key role in deciding close races in at least four states on Tuesday, experts said
Oct 29, 2006: Initiative Urges Latinos To Vote (The Tampa Tribune)
Caesar Gonzmart is the first Hispanic community liaison for Hillsborough County's supervisor of elections - an acknowledgement of a Latino population that has more than doubled since 1990 in the county.
Oct 24, 2006: Immigrants flocking to GOP districts (Associated Press )
It's a slice of Americana: children playing soccer on a sunny Saturday morning, their parents cheering them on. But at these soccer fields, the dominant language is Spanish, the food truck sells authentic Mexican and few of the adults are eligible to vote.
Oct 24, 2006: Wake up, the environment is a personal issue (Orlando Sentinel)
Is the link between poorly regulated pesticides and Parkinson's relevant to you? Or is it relevant to you that Florida doesn't have enough agency staff to keep up with development in coastal wetlands -- even when there is evidence that sea-level rise will make the equity in those investments vanish like sand poured on a beach by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers?
Oct 24, 2006: Calif. candidate brushes immigration uproar aside (USA Today)
A Republican congressional candidate whose campaign is being investigated for sending intimidating letters to Hispanic voters lashed out at his Democratic rival, saying she was fueling the uproar over the mailings.
Oct 23, 2006: County G.O.P. Asks Candidate to Withdraw Over Letter Threat (The New York Times)
The Orange County Republican Party asked one of its Congressional candidates on Thursday to withdraw from the November election after a campaign worker from his office sent a letter threatening Hispanic voters with jail if they went to the polls.
Oct 20, 2006: Democracia USA registers 105,000 voters (USA Today)
Democracia USA, a Hispanic civic engagement program, said it has registered more than 105,000 Hispanics in Arizona, Florida, New Jersey and Pennsylvania. Executive Director Jorge Mursuli declined to give the party breakdown, saying the group's goal was participation and not partisanship
Oct 20, 2006: Group registers more than 105,000 Hispanics in NJ, PA, AZ & FL (AP)
In the last year, more than 105,000 Hispanics have registered to vote in Arizona, Florida, New Jersey and Pennsylvania thanks to a national nonpartisan organization that on Thursday predicted the work could influence close midterm races in those states.
Oct 20, 2006: GOP Worker Fired for Role in Latino Voter Intimidation (www.latimes.com)
Republican congressional candidate Tan Nguyen acknowledged today that an employee in his campaign was involved in sending out a letter intended to suppress Latino voter turnout in Orange County in next month's election, but said he had no knowledge of it and that the employee has been fired.
Oct 18, 2006: Over 100,000 new Hispanic voters registered (DUSA)
Over 100,000 new Hispanic voters registered in 4 key electoral states, Details to be presented at press conference
Oct 16, 2006: Samaniego will reinstate controversial checkpoints (El Paso Times)
The El Paso County Sheriff's Office is resuming traffic checkpoints halted this summer after allegations that deputies used them to target undocumented immigrants.
Oct 16, 2006: Minutemen rally against illegal immigration (www.desmoinesregister.com)
About 50 people rallied against illegal immigration on Saturday at an event in Des Moines sponsored by the Minuteman Civil Defense Corps, a citizen-watchdog group that favors tighter controls on the nation’s borders.
Oct 11, 2006: Immigration law addressed at Borough Council meeting (gmnews.com)
Freehold Borough in New Jersey is among the towns that are struggling with overcrowded housing, increasing and/or changing school demographics and strained social services due in part to a new wave of immigrants
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