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A look at Latino voter turnout efforts in Maricopa County, Ariz.

Esther Rivera will turn 18 just a couple of weeks before the election. She registered to vote this summer, hoping her vote will help bring immigration changes that will benefit her mother and brother, who are both undocumented.
Esther Rivera will turn 18 just a couple of weeks before the election. She registered to vote this summer, hoping her vote will help bring immigration changes that will benefit her mother and brother, who are both undocumented.
Nick Oza, The Arizona Republic
Flor Benavides, 19, asks youths to help go out into the neighborhoods of Phoenix and register new voters during a press conference at Neighborhood Ministries.
Flor Benavides, 19, asks youths to help go out into the neighborhoods of Phoenix and register new voters during a press conference at Neighborhood Ministries.
Nick Oza, The Arizona Republic
High school students from Phoenix gather at Central Arizonans for a Sustainable Economy to discuss efforts to go out into the neighborhoods of Phoenix and register new voters.
High school students from Phoenix gather at Central Arizonans for a Sustainable Economy to discuss efforts to go out into the neighborhoods of Phoenix and register new voters.
Nick Oza, The Arizona Republic
Fred Oaxaca, 21, asks people to register to vote at a Fry's parking lot in Phoenix. Oaxaca spent many summer afternoons registering new voters. By the time he left to head back to college, his records show, he had registered 414 people.
Fred Oaxaca, 21, asks people to register to vote at a Fry's parking lot in Phoenix. Oaxaca spent many summer afternoons registering new voters. By the time he left to head back to college, his records show, he had registered 414 people.
Nick Oza, The Arizona Republic
Irma Maldonado, 18, plans to use her vote to “say no to Donald Trump,” but she’s not sure she’ll vote for Clinton. “I think it would be awesome if we had the first woman president,” she said. But she isn’t sure she can trust Clinton after Obama made similar promises to pass immigration reforms but failed to deliver.
Irma Maldonado, 18, plans to use her vote to “say no to Donald Trump,” but she’s not sure she’ll vote for Clinton. “I think it would be awesome if we had the first woman president,” she said. But she isn’t sure she can trust Clinton after Obama made similar promises to pass immigration reforms but failed to deliver.
Nick Oza, The Arizona Republic
“Latinos are largely young, still too many Latinos don’t graduate from high school, much less college, and as a result Latinos disproportionately live in poverty, so what you are talking about are three very tough groups to get out to vote,” says Joseph Garcia, director of the Morrison Institute’s Latino Public Policy Center at ASU.
“Latinos are largely young, still too many Latinos don’t graduate from high school, much less college, and as a result Latinos disproportionately live in poverty, so what you are talking about are three very tough groups to get out to vote,” says Joseph Garcia, director of the Morrison Institute’s Latino Public Policy Center at ASU.
Nick Oza, The Arizona Republic
Ian Danley, director of One Arizona, says that in Maricopa County, efforts have focused heavily on the disproportionately high number of Latinos who are eligible to vote but aren't registered.
Ian Danley, director of One Arizona, says that in Maricopa County, efforts have focused heavily on the disproportionately high number of Latinos who are eligible to vote but aren't registered.
Nick Oza, The Arizona Republic
Rahema Ameda helps her friends at  Central Arizonans for a Sustainable Economy with voter registration efforts.
Rahema Ameda helps her friends at Central Arizonans for a Sustainable Economy with voter registration efforts.
Nick Oza, The Arizona Republic
Children take part in a Hispanic Heritage Month event at St. Catherine of Siena Parish Catholic Church in South Phoenix. During this event, Promise Arizona promoted voter registration and offered information to those who want to become U.S. citizens.
Children take part in a Hispanic Heritage Month event at St. Catherine of Siena Parish Catholic Church in South Phoenix. During this event, Promise Arizona promoted voter registration and offered information to those who want to become U.S. citizens.
Nick Oza, The Arizona Republic
“The main reason I want to vote this year is to put my voice out there for the voiceless,” says Esther Rivera, 18. “My mother, she cannot vote, but I can and there (are) a lot of people out there in my community who can’t vote, but they want to. … Just one vote can help a lot, as long as we try.”
“The main reason I want to vote this year is to put my voice out there for the voiceless,” says Esther Rivera, 18. “My mother, she cannot vote, but I can and there (are) a lot of people out there in my community who can’t vote, but they want to. … Just one vote can help a lot, as long as we try.”
Nick Oza, The Arizona Republic