Puerto Rican voter registration drive gets state help
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) " As advocates prepare efforts register hurricane-displaced Puerto Ricans to vote in the U.S. mainland, the chief elections officer in Connecticut is putting the weight of her office behind drives to sign up as many eligible newcomers as possible.Residents of the Caribbean island are U.S. citizens, but they are barred from voting for president unless they are registered in the U.S. mainland.Secretary of the State Denise Merrill, a Democrat, said Wednesday [...]
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