Posted On: 10/06/2016 7:43:29 PM
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Taco Trucks Are Now Registering People to Vote in Texas and Arizona
While there has been lots of people worrying about Latino turnout at the ballot this year, it seems like many organizations and business owners are doing everything they can to empower nuestra gente to get our voices heard.
READ: "Guac the Vote" is Turning Taco Trucks into Voter Registration Centers
After "Latinos for Trump" founder Marco Gutierrez's outlandish "taco trucks on every corner" comment, Latinos used the momentum to be even more "imposing."
U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce enouraged taco trucks to become voter registration centers and many have complied. One business in particular is Tamale House East in Texas' Travis County, owned by Audrey Maker and Jose Valera.
"As a business owner, I want to stay apolitical," Valera told the Statesman. "But this is not a partisan push — this is a voter registration push, and something we'd like to turn into a voter turnout push. It'll be a success if we get 50 new voters."
Similarly, in Arizona, 150 taco trucks have been set up to register voters all over the state. The organization Mi Familia Vota wants to set up taco trucks like this in Nevada, due to its status as a swing state.
While there has been lots of people worrying about Latino turnout at the ballot this year, it seems like many organizations and business owners are doing everything they can to empower nuestra gente to get our voices heard.
READ: "Guac the Vote" is Turning Taco Trucks into Voter Registration Centers
After "Latinos for Trump" founder Marco Gutierrez's outlandish "taco trucks on every corner" comment, Latinos used the momentum to be even more "imposing."
U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce enouraged taco trucks to become voter registration centers and many have complied. One business in particular is Tamale House East in Texas' Travis County, owned by Audrey Maker and Jose Valera.
"As a business owner, I want to stay apolitical," Valera told the Statesman. "But this is not a partisan push — this is a voter registration push, and something we'd like to turn into a voter turnout push. It'll be a success if we get 50 new voters."
Similarly, in Arizona, 150 taco trucks have been set up to register voters all over the state. The organization Mi Familia Vota wants to set up taco trucks like this in Nevada, due to its status as a swing state.
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