SF Asian Americans: Get out and vote!

10.17.06 - Posted by AsiansVote

The "San Francisco Examiner" has run an article about a rally held by the 14 Asian American candidates running for city office this year. A key excerpt:

Asian-Americans, including Pacific Islanders, count for more than one-third of San Francisco’s population and a similar percentage of The City’s registered voters. However, they’ve made up less than one-fourth of voters in recent elections, according to San Francisco political analyst David Latterman.

“People are always asking, ‘does my vote count?’ In the Asian community the answer is yes,” said San Francisco Public Defender Jeff Adachi, who is running unopposed for re-election. “We’re approaching 40 percent. If we get people out to vote, we’d have a tremendous amount of political power.”
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School board candidate Jane Kim said non-Asian candidates often ignore Asian-American voters.

“People still know that Asian-Americans are not coming out to vote in the numbers they could be, so they’re still discounting their vote,” Kim said.

California voters, you can still register to vote -- applications must be received by October 23. Click here for a list of registration deadlines. Then register to vote!

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10.17.06 | Demographics , Issues , Voting Rights & Responsibilities