Latino voter canvasing efforts in Atlanta [Video]

The Georgia Latino Alliance for Human Rights and Mijente PAC are teaming up to ensure Latino voters reach the polls on November 5.

The groups organized a two-day canvassing campaign to ensure all voters’ voices were heard.

“In this entire effort, we’ve been planning on knocking on 70,000 doors, mostly in Latino and Black communities, because we know that these are the communities that need the most attention to get out the vote,” said Mijente political director Tania Unzueta.

Early voting numbers show that most voters who cast their ballots early were white. The canvassers say the lag in Latino voters might be due to their uncertainty about navigating the process.

“The Latino community in Georgia is really young, and what I mean by young is that they still haven’t built the habit …