El Votos Latinos

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El Voto Latino
Non-Partisan 2006 Voter Registration
Drive Sponsored by Greeley, CO. LULAC Council
30005 Information Package
Dr. Roberto Cordova Director El Voto
Latino Mobile 970 / 353 3281
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El Voto Latino Presentation

• Contents
• Why Get Involved?
• Every Vote Counts
• Critical Success Factors
• Sponsor Organization- LULAC
• El Voto Latino
• Mission, Goals, Strategies
• Friends and Supporters
• Financial Donors

Your Vote Is Your Voice
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Why Get Involved?

• Latinos are a significant demographic in Weld
  County, yet there is little to no Latino
  representation in local government.
• Equal representation requires Latinos Register
  and Vote
• Greeley City Council -None
• Weld County Commissioners - None
• Greeley School Board - One
• The American political process is based on voter
  participation
• When all members of society vote, the outcome is
  a more inclusive society. Once a person has voted
  2-3 times they become lifelong voters

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Every Vote Counts

• Example 1 Greeley 2005 City Council Election
• At Large Seat won by1,533 votes
• Ward II ran unopposed with 1,925 votes
• Ward III won by 655 votes
• Example 2 Greeley District 6 School Board
• 1689 votes separated a winner from a loser
• Example 3 Evans April 2006 Elections
• Population 17,000, Registered Voters 7,197,
  Only 461 ballots were cast (6.4)
• Mayor won with only 348 votes vs. 107 votes

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Only One Critical Success Factor
OUR VOLUNTEERS YOU!! WE CAN ONLY MAKE THIS
HAPPEN WITH YOUR HELP MUCHAS GRACIAS! THANK
YOU!
!
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National LULAC

• Founded in 1929 in Corpus Christi, Texas
• This country's largest and oldest Latino civic
  volunteer organization
• Approx 115,000 members (USA and PR)
• Mission is to advance the economic conditions,
  educational attainment, political influence,
  health and civil rights of the Hispanic
  population of the United States

Note El Voto Latino Volunteers are NOT required
to be members of LULAC.
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Greeley LULAC Council 30005

• Established in 1983
• Mission education, leadership, health,
  recreation, and cultural pride of Latino youths
• Accomplishments
• Awarded 300,000 in scholarships to over 300
  youths.
• Established 41 LULAC youth councils in
  middle/high schools throughout Northern Colorado.
• Sponsors annual LULAC youth Leadership and
  Education Conference at the UNC

Note El Voto Latino Volunteers are NOT required
to be members of LULAC.
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El Voto Latino

• Sponsored by the Greeley chapter of LULAC Council
  30005
• Non-partisan effort to register Latino voters in
  Weld County
• Mission is to encourage the informed and active
  participation of Latino citizens at all levels of
  government by exercising their right to vote.
• 2008 Objectives
• Register 5,000 voters in Weld County, CO
• Get them out to vote
• Host a televised bilingual public candidate forum
  for Weld County

Note El Voto Latino Volunteers are NOT required
to be members of LULAC.
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Parallel Objectives

• To promote respect, understanding, and inclusion
  among the members of our community.
• To encourage Latinos to participate in Greeley
  Boards, Commissions, Government Academy and to
  run for elected offices.
• To foster positive community communications and
  interactions

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El Voto LatinoOrganizational Structure
Donors
Friends And Supporters
LULAC 30005 Diana Liges - President
El Voto Latino Director Dr. Roberto Cordova
Sec./Treasurer Vickie Lara
Steering
Marketing/Comm. Juvenal Cervantes Scott Rudd
VRD Training Damion Cordova
Fund Raising Dr Cordova D. Gutierrez
Education
Get Out To Vote Damion Cordova
Register Voters Rene Gonzalez Jessica Arras
Candidate Forum Sylvia Martinez
Key Strategies
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Key Strategy Register Voters

• Volunteers
• Need 100 trained volunteers
• Want Cross community Friends and Supporters
• Organizations, Churches, Businesses, Individuals
• Voter Registration Drive (VRD) Locations
• Places of Worship, Work, Play (e.g. local
  sporting events, etc)
• Planned city events (e.g. Cinco de Mayo, etc.)
• Door to door

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Key Strategy Candidate Forum

• Latino Voter Education
• Host a bilingual televised candidate forum
• El Voto Latino
• Will
• invite major parties to the candidate forum
• provide list of topics and concerns of the Latino
  community to candidates and solicit their inputs
  and thoughts
• Will Not
• Voice support of one party or candidate over
  another.

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Key Strategy Get Out To Vote

• Obtain individual voter needs.
• Ask each new voter what is required for them to
  actually vote.
• Remove first time voter anxiety
• Pre-election training on new touch screen voting
  machines
• Voting Center in Latino Neighborhood
• New voting center at the Rodarte Community Center
• Logistics
• Plan and manage logistics of getting voters to
  the polls.

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Become a Friend Supporter
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Become a Financial Donor

• Companies and Corporations
• Direct Marketing Channel
• Latinos are a growing demographic
• Defined contribution levels and benefits
• Individuals, Families, Organizations
• Support a worthy cause by encouraging Latino
  participation in government at all levels by
  exercising their right to vote.
• No donation is too small when helping someone
  find their voice.

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Defined Donor Levels
As an exclusive sponsor, we welcome dialog on
additional sponsor benefits.