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October 21, 2008
AALDEF Poll Site
Volunteer
AALDEF Poll Site
Volunteer
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Asian American Election Protection and Poll Monitoring
Defending Asian American Voting Rights
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Training
Sessions:
Sat., Oct. 25 at
11:30 AM and 3
PM
Wed. Oct. 29 at
6 PM and Fri.,
Oct. 31 at 2 PM
Sat., Nov. 1 at
11:30 AM and 3
PM
All at AALDEF at
99 Hudson St.
bet. Franklin
and Worth Strs.,
Tribeca
Sign up at
www.aaldef.org/vote2008
by Thursday,
Oct. 23.
In past
elections, Asian
Americans have
faced a series
of barriers in
exercising their
right to vote.
In addition,
candidates and
the news media
have often
overlooked the
Asian American
vote. In
response, the
Asian American
Legal Defense
and Education
Fund has
monitored the
elections for
compliance with
the federal
Voting Rights
Act, which
mandates
bilingual
ballots and
forbids
anti-Asian voter
discrimination,
and conducted a
non-partisan
multilingual
survey of voters
to document
Asian American
voting patterns.
In 2004, 1,200
volunteers
polled almost
11,000 Asian
American voters
in eight
states.
Volunteers are
needed to
administer a
multilingual
voter survey in
3-hour shifts
and document
voting problems
on Election
Day. Polls are
generally open
from 7:00 AM to
8:00 PM.
There will be a
one-hour
training session
for all
volunteers in
various
locations.
(90-minutes with
CLE credits).
All volunteers
must be
non-partisan
during the time
they help. To
sign up and for
a training
schedule, go to
www.aaldef.net
or complete the
registration
form attached
or/and pasted
below. Thank
you!
FOR MORE
INFORMATION,
CONTACT:
Glenn D.
Magpantay, Bryan
Lee, or Julia
Yang
Asian American
Legal Defense
and Education
Fund
99 Hudson
Street, 12th
Floor
New York, NY
10013
800-966-5946
info@aaldef.org
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