LULAC TO HOLD DEMOCRATIC PRESIDENTIAL TOWN HALL IN DES MOINES, IOWA
The Nation’s Oldest & Largest Latino Civil Rights Organization Teams Up with Newsmax TV to Host an Iowa Town Hall to Engage the 73,000 Eligible Latino Voters & 53,000 Registered Latino Voters Identified by LULAC
WHAT: LULAC to hold a town hall with Democratic presidential candidates and more than 500 eligible and registered Latino voters in Des Moines to discuss issues of importance to the Hispanic electorate in Iowa.
In an effort to boost turnout in 2020 for both the Iowa Caucuses and general election, LULAC has made voter registration a top priority and is working diligently to identify and register Hispanic voters across the state for the next 4 months, employing paid staff and volunteers, coordinating efforts with its 18 local councils in the state.
LULAC has worked in coalition with other nonprofit groups to more than double the number of registered Latino voters in Iowa over the past 15 years, from 23,000 to 53,000 which led to a significant turnout during the 2016 Iowa Caucuses.
WHEN: Thursday, October 24, 2019; 7:00PM – 9:00PM CST
WHERE: Iowa Events Center; 4th Floor Ballroom; 730 3rd St, Des Moines, IA
RSVP: Media interested in attending should RSVP here at https://bit.ly/2lWpwen
About LULAC --The League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the nation’s largest and oldest civil rights volunteer-based organization that empowers Hispanic Americans and builds strong Latino communities. Headquartered in Washington, DC, with 1,000 councils around the United States and Puerto Rico, LULAC’s programs, services and advocacy to address the most important issues for Latinos, meeting critical needs of today and the future. For more information, visit https://lulac.org/