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Article: MEXICAN AMERICAN LEGAL DEFENSE AND EDUCATIONAL FUND, CALIFORNIA SECRETARY OF STATE, LATINO ORGANIZATIONS UNITE AGAINST VOTER INTIMIDATION

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October 25, 2006
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The Mexican American Legal Defense and Education Fund issued the following news release:

Today, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) issued a letter in cooperation with California Secretary of State Bruce McPherson, National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials (NALEO), and National Council of La Raza (NCLR) encouraging citizens to vote and informing them of the official state requirements to register and the absentee voting deadline.

The bilingual joint letter, sent to 14,000 Latino voters in Orange County, is in response to an earlier Spanish-language letter to the same voters threatening immigrants with jail and deportation if they voted. All ...

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