Frost, Latino leaders aim to boost voter registration, turnout
U.S Rep. Maxwell Frost, D-Orlando, and local Latino leaders held a press event on Monday to urge their communities to vote in this year’s primary and general elections.
Organizers said the call to action, announced at a Puerto Rican bakery in Orlando, was precipitated by two factors: representation and immigration.
The deadline to register to vote for the August primaries is July 20.
Orange County and the rest of Central Florida have hosted a growing Latino population over the past decade. Now, more than a third of Orange County residents are Hispanic, according to U.S. Census estimates.
That gives Hispanic voters an opportunity to be more represented in government at all levels, Frost said.
“I just think it's important for us to realize we have a long way to go,” Frost said. “We've come a long way, but we want all Latinos here to know that. We want them to go vote. …. We want them to make sure that they use their voice.”
Frost said that the Orange County School Board got its first Lat…