LAS VEGAS
B
ertha Beltran is just a high
school sophomore but she
is entrenched in a massive
voter-turnout operation
that could determine who
winsthepresidencynextmonth.
Under a blazing desert sun on a recent Saturday, Beltran, 15, and two
other...
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LAS VEGAS
B
ertha Beltran is just a high
school sophomore but she
is entrenched in a massive
voter-turnout operation
that could determine who
winsthepresidencynextmonth.
Under a blazing desert sun on a recent Saturday, Beltran, 15, and two
other Spanish-speaking teens interceptshoppersheadingintoLaBonita,
a supermarket in a working-class
neighborhood far east of Las Vegas’
glittering casinos.
It’s the last day to
registertovotebymail,andthetrioof
President Obama’s supporters is
pushing to sign up Latino voters, who
make up more than a quarter of the
state’spopulationandcouldgiveObamaacrucialedgeNov.
6.
Elizabeth Ortiz, 27, registered a
week earlier at another supermarket
and plans to back Obama.
Beltran encourages her to add her name, e-mail
address and cellphone number to an
early-voting pledge form — information Obama’s campaign will use to
encourage the stay-at-home mom to
showupatthepolls.
“I can’t vote yet, but this is my way
ofgettinginvolved,”saysBeltran,who
registers three
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