The efforts have spanned various organizations, including Latino voter registration groups, Rock the Vote and an organization co-chaired by former first lady Michelle Obama.
A protester holding a fist in the air and a sign that says Prosecute Killer Cops!!, Vote Trump Out, Black Lives Matter, Stop Killing Us and Enough is Enough outside the Barclays Center.Voter registrations, volunteer activity and donations for groups linked to Democratic causes are surging in the midst of protests following the death of George Floyd, according to voting advocacy groups.
. He was unarmed. The four officers who arrested him have been arrested and charged. Floyd's death has sparked nationwide protests. Many young Latino voters, leaders of these groups said, are showing solidarity with members of the black community in their opposition to Trump. "There are many ways to get involved to end police brutality and racist policing," the website says. "Be sure to vote all the way down the ballot for leaders who will listen to us and who care about the safety and lives of our Black and brown communities."
In other cases, voter registration groups such as When We All Vote, an organization co-chaired by Michelle Obama, are seeing big jumps in support both at the financial and volunteer level. Although the group can't make a direct link in the surge of registrations to the protests, DeWitt argued that it nonetheless suggests that voters are looking for extensive changes to their government.
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