CHC TO HOLD TWITTER TOWN HALL FOR VOTER REGISTRATION RESOURCES

Washington D.C.- The Congressional Hispanic Caucus, joined by House Democrats, will host a Twitter town hall to provide voter registration resources and highlight the importance of civic engagement to Hispanic youth. VotoLatino, a non-partisan organization whose civic engagement campaigns have used the latest technology to register more than 120,000 young Latino voters, also will be participating.

Using the hash tag #VotoLatinoNOW, the CHC and participants will provide registration information, state election resources and voter rights information.

WHAT: Twitter Town Hall on Voter Registration and Hispanic Youth

WHEN: Friday, Oct. 12, 2012, 2:00-2:30pm ET

WHO: Offices of the Congressional Hispanic Caucus, offices of House Democrats, including Reps. Henry Cuellar (TX28), John Garamendi (CA10), Luis Gutierrez (IL04), Hank Johnson (GA04) and Barbara Lee (CA09), and VotoLatino

Please use hash tag #VotoLatinoNOWto join in the discussion

FYI: Hispanic Youth Vote Facts

• There are roughly 9 million American Latino youth in the U.S., but only a small fraction vote.

• 50% of all eligible Latino voters are under 40 and 33% are between 18 and 34.

• By 2050, Latino youth are expected to comprise 29% of the U.S. youth population.

• 50,000 American Latinos turn 18 every month.

• 90% of American Latinos under 29 consume information in English.

• Latinos make up more than 10% of the electorate in 11: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Idaho, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, Nevada and Texas.