{"id":5061098,"date":"2022-10-28T08:00:00","date_gmt":"2022-10-28T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rilatinonews.com\/?p=5061098"},"modified":"2022-10-28T08:00:00","modified_gmt":"2022-10-28T08:00:00","slug":"addressing-voting-barriers-among-the-latinx-electorate","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/riln\/2022\/10\/28\/addressing-voting-barriers-among-the-latinx-electorate\/","title":{"rendered":"Addressing Voting Barriers Among the Latinx Electorate"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">General local and state elections are quickly approaching so it\u2019s crucial that residents feel informed and motivated to vote on Tuesday, November 8. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While election guides and resources are plentiful in the fall &#8211; <em>such as our New England Voting Guide<\/em>\u2013&nbsp; many organizations like Common Cause Rhode Island are dedicated to promoting and educating people on local and national democracy all year-round.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.commoncause.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Common Cause<\/a> is a nonpartisan, grassroots organization committed to upholding democracy across the U.S. with a presence in 30 states and Washington, D.C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Common Cause RI Executive Director John Marion was this month\u2019s guest on the Latino News Network podcast, <em>\u201c3 Questions With\u2026\u201d.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-spotify wp-block-embed-spotify wp-embed-aspect-21-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Spotify Embed: John Marion, Executive Director, Common Cause RI\" style=\"border-radius: 12px\" width=\"100%\" height=\"152\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; fullscreen; picture-in-picture\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/embed\/episode\/4XtytBDB2QCQSALjXIk83K?si=7ffedfe09e9d4b01&#038;utm_source=oembed\"><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marion first spoke on national efforts to address voting misinformation and disinformation, which continues to disproportionately reach Hispanic and Latino communities online. This leads to confusion and frustration among potential Hispanic-Latino voters, possibly turning them away from casting their ballot.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe, nationally, have a program called social media monitoring where we recruit volunteers among our supporters and we give them training [on] how to spot misinformation and disinformation,\u201d he told RI Latino News.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The program also shows volunteers how to either fix the factually incorrect information on the social media platform or \u201chow to elevate it so that, ultimately, in some instances it can be reported to the platform itself.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marion said the program is always looking for volunteers, particularly Spanish speaking volunteers.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMuch of [misinformation and disinformation] has been targeting the Spanish language population in the United States and they\u2019re especially vulnerable because platforms haven\u2019t been as good in dealing with [misinformation from] non-English speakers on the platforms.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For Election Day, residents can sign up as a nonpartisan Election Protection volunteer at <a href=\"https:\/\/protectthevote.net\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">ProtectTheVote.net<\/a>. Anyone with a Rhode Island zip code would be directed to Marion so he can schedule them a one-hour online training session.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOnce they\u2019ve gone through that training, we assign them to a polling place and they\u2019ll ask them to do a three hour shift on Election Day,\u201d Marion explained. These volunteers stand outside with informational English and Spanish literature, looking for voters who might have questions.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Marion also shared multilingual resources across Rhode Island that aim to support the state\u2019s diverse communities in voting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cRhode Island has four communities that under the federal Voting Rights Act have to provide bilingual election services to voters\u2026because of the size of the Spanish language populations in these communities,\u201d he explained.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Providence, Pawtucket, Central falls, and Woonsocket \u201chave to provide ballots in English and Spanish as well as all other voting materials and they\u2019re also supposed to have poll workers who can speak Spanish so they can assist voters.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur Secretary of State Nellie Gorbea has been fantastic in developing resources in multiple languages,\u201d Marion said. Residents can visit Secretary Gorbea\u2019s website \u2014 <a href=\"https:\/\/vote.sos.ri.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">vote.ri.gov<\/a> \u2014 for a variety of information on voting available in English and <a href=\"https:\/\/vote.sos.ri.gov\/Home\/IndexSpanish\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Spanish<\/a>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Rhode Island has taken steps, institutionally, over the past decade to get young people registered to vote but Marion emphasized the importance of local organizations and groups to motivate young people to cast their ballots.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat is, to me, really the gateway to civic participation: through working with other people that care about issues you care about,\u201d he said.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYoung people need to get involved with organizations that are working on issues they care about,\u201d Marion explained. \u201cWhatever issue you care about, find the group that is working on that and start showing up and I think you\u2019ll find like minded people and then you\u2019ll find that politicians are paying attention to your group.\u201d&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Help Shape Our Coverage <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">We at Rhode Island Latino News (RILN) see you as more than our audience, you are contributors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Do you plan to vote in the upcoming midterm election?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please take our short <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/e\/1FAIpQLScNxwMy7nzu0D6LquMkIxlZG8jq7DDn3f3lT23nPeJmgV1PDg\/viewform?usp=sf_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">survey.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Support Local Media<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">RILN is dedicated to providing greater visibility and voice to the Ocean State Latino community, we amplify the work of others in doing the same, mentor young journalists , and apply solutions journalism to our investigative reporting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Please support independent journalism by becoming an RILN member HERE.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General local and state elections are quickly approaching so it\u2019s crucial that residents feel informed and motivated to vote on 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