Illegal alien lobby applauds Georgia’s Republican Secretary of State, Brian Kemp, for producing foreign language voter-assistance videos
You can call Kemp’s office in the state Capitol at 404-656-2881 – he will beĀ running for governor in 2018.
GALEO & Asian Americans AdvancingĀ Justice-Atlanta applaud Secretary of StateĀ Brian Kemp’s effort to close the language barrier
Press Statement
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
Thursday, October 6, 2016
Contact:Ā Jerry Gonzalez, Executive Director, GALEOĀ 404.745.2580, jerry@galeo.org
and
Stephanie Cho, Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Atlanta, Executive Director, 404-585-8446, scho@advancingjustice-atlanta.org
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(ATLANTA, GA) – On Tuesday, October 4th, Secretary of State Brian Kemp unveiled the first of four new video tutorials in-language on voter registration, absentee voting by mail, advance in-person voting, and Election Day voting.
Asian Americans Advancing Justice-Atlanta and GALEO applaud Secretary of State Brian Kemp for translating online voter registration tutorials in Hindi, Korean, Mandarin, Spanish, and Vietnamese. With only six days left until the voter registration deadline, we appreciate Secretary Kemp’s effort to close the language barrier gap and to outreach to citizens who are Limited English Proficient.
We hope this is the beginning of the Secretary of State’s Office offering more in-language voter education materials and continue to support Asian Americans, Latinos, and all People of Color as we carry on our fight for full access to participation in American Democracy
For the full statement from Secretary of state HERE.
Videos are uploaded on Secretary of State Brian Kemp’s YouTube channel HERE. UPDATE: SEE HERE.
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Asian Americans Advancing Justice – Atlanta (formerly Asian American Legal Advocacy Center or AALAC) is the first nonprofit legal center dedicated to the civil rights of Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians, and Pacific Islanders (AANHPI) in the Southeast. We were formed in the Spring of 2010 by and for Asian Americans. We work in four major program areas: public policy; civic engagement; leadership development; and legal services. You can read more about us at www.advancingjustice-atlanta.org.
