{"id":5061812,"date":"2024-10-09T12:11:04","date_gmt":"2024-10-09T16:11:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rilatinonews.com\/?p=5061812"},"modified":"2024-10-09T12:11:04","modified_gmt":"2024-10-09T16:11:04","slug":"lnn-spotlight-rhode-islands-senior-voter-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/latinonewsnetwork.com\/riln\/2024\/10\/09\/lnn-spotlight-rhode-islands-senior-voter-power\/","title":{"rendered":"LNN Spotlight: Rhode Island\u2019s Senior Voter Power"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em>LNN Spotlight focuses on major issues important to local Hispanic\/Latino and underrepresented communities \u2014 stay updated on the monthly series by following us on <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/3ryH9a4zA14lJGACH4Pjcp?si=aa5e0b6a1d4e48ff\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Spotify<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.google.com\/feed\/aHR0cHM6Ly9hbmNob3IuZm0vcy81OTJmODc3Yy9wb2RjYXN0L3Jzcw==\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Google Podcasts<\/em><\/a><em>,<\/em><em> <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/lnn-spotlight\/id1566953277\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Apple Podcasts<\/em><\/a><em>, <\/em><a href=\"https:\/\/pca.st\/06pb35eq\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><em>Pocket Casts<\/em><\/a><em>, and<\/em><em> <\/em><em>Radio Public<\/em><em>.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On this episode of LNN Spotlight, Reporter\/Editor <a href=\"https:\/\/www.linkedin.com\/in\/belendumont\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Bel\u00e9n Dumont<\/a> speaks with AARP Rhode Island State Director Catherine Taylor and State President Elizabeth Howlett about the voter power of residents aged 50 and over, increasing voter access, and available resources.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In Rhode Island, Hispanics are the second largest ground of voting-age residents. Almost 95% of registered Hispanic voters cast a ballot in the 2022 presidential election, according to the <a href=\"https:\/\/unidosus.org\/press-releases\/unidosus-unveils-hispanic-electorate-data-hub-and-partners-with-mi-familia-vota-to-release-this-years-most-expansive-poll-on-the-priorities-of-latino-voters\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UnidosUS Hispanic Electorate Data Hub.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAround elections, it\u2019s really important for us to connect with the Latino community and ensure that everybody in the Latino community\u2026knows where, how, when to vote,\u201d shared Taylor. \u201cOur mission is to empower people to choose how we live as we age and that empowerment starts with the vote.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-1-color\">Election Reminders<\/mark><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Register To Vote By Mail: October 15<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Early Voting Period: October 16 &#8211; November 4&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Election Day: November 5<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"AARP Rhode Island: Election 2024\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jACNDDuzBfY?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe power is very real because voters 50 plus really do decide elections. We have been learning that time and time again,\u201d shared Taylor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In 2023, about 72% of voters in Rhode Island\u2019s 1st Congressional District special election were over the age of 50, according to data analyzed by AARP Rhode Island.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Howlett urges residents to check upcoming deadlines and verify their polling location at the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.sos.ri.gov\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Secretary of State\u2019s website<\/a>. She also emphasized that every community in Rhode Island offers early voting, which runs for two weeks before Election Day.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Since 2022\u2014when the \u201cLet RI Vote\u201d Act passed\u2014a number of policies to increase voting accessibility have been implemented across the state. There have been several changes to make voting by mail easier, including that residents can now register for a mail ballot online and ballot signatures are now verified through a new process that does not require witness signatures or to be notarized.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201c[The Act] had a number of changes to how we vote that really opened things up for us and eliminated a lot of the barriers,\u201d explained Taylor.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This year, there are two additional changes: residents who are aged 17 can register to vote in the primary elections if they turn 18 years old by election day and registered voters can now stay unaffiliated and vote in whichever primary election they choose.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat\u2019s a really exciting way to get some of our younger voters engaged in the civic process\u2014we know they are not voting in the numbers that they should,\u201d said Taylor. \u201cSo, that\u2019s just another administrative hurdle that people don\u2019t like and kept people from voting in the primaries who might have otherwise liked to do it.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><em><mark style=\"background-color:rgba(0, 0, 0, 0)\" class=\"has-inline-color has-ast-global-color-1-color\">RESOURCES MENTIONED<\/mark><\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>AARP 2024 Rhode Island Voter Guide: <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/states.aarp.org\/rhode-island\/election-voting-guide\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/states.aarp.org\/rhode-island\/election-voting-guide<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>AARP 2024 Voter Guide En Espa\u00f1ol:<\/strong> <a href=\"http:\/\/aarp.org\/vota\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">AARP.org\/vota<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Secretary of State\u2019s Online Voter Information Center:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/vote.sos.ri.gov\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">https:\/\/vote.sos.ri.gov\/<\/a>\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Publisher\u2019s Note<\/strong><strong><em>:<\/em><\/strong><em> AARP Rhode Island and Rhode Island Latino News are proud partners in providing greater visibility and voice to local Hispanic-Latino communities.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LNN Spotlight focuses on major issues important to local Hispanic\/Latino and underrepresented communities \u2014 stay updated on the monthly series 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