Report: New Laws Could Disenfranchise 10 Million Latino Voters

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Voter ID laws have become increasingly popular in what many suspect is a ploy to suppress the minority vote. (Source: colorlines.com)

Regressive voting laws pushed by Republican controlled legislatures in 23 states across the country could keep more than 10 million Latino citizens from registering and voting this year, according to a new study to be released Monday.

The new report by the Advancement Project, a multi-racial civil rights organization, is the first state-by-state analysis of how voter suppression efforts will thwart the ability of Latino citizens to have their voices heard at the polls. The analysis will also look at such voter suppression could impact election results both within specific states and nationally.

Overall, the Latino vote in the US makes up approximately 10 percent of the electorate. In many states, according to the report, the number of eligible Latino citizens that could be affected by new state laws exceeds the margin of victory in the 2008 presidential election.