KTLA News: "Voter registration drive targets minority communities" (1972)

well it's a nonpartisan effort in any such registration drive we don't care who is registered we just want to get people uh involved in the political process I think this year in particular provides an opportunity for us to really go out after many people who have not yet been involved we believe not only should they become registered but that they must be informed in order to vote properly I believe that the reform that we saw taking place in the Democratic party uh and I think highlighted by the convention clearly indicates that there is a new opportunity for many people who here to before were sort of excluded to now be in included in the political process is a part of uh is one of 80 some small chapters throughout the nation and uh we are working in uh Los Angeles California to uh bring about all of the various Community organizations in a considered effort to to uh bring about a voter registration uh campaign uh throughout the minority communities uh we establishing offices on the east side and west side of Los Angeles also in Compton California pona California and barma California we uh have uh young people involved in our voter registration campaign and uh we have uh deput registers on College college campuses and U in a considered effort to involve uh you in this uh coming uh election uh we have invited the elected officials to participate with us and everybody in the uh Community have uh come together to make this a successful uh campaign in voter registration uh our goal Brad what is your reaction to this drive will you be attempting to uh register both Democrats and Republicans and independents is it just to get the vote out or is it a partisan effort do you find that the regist do you find that the registration is easy or has there been something lacking other than just getting their signature on a registration form have people been reluctant because of uh education because of the lack of knowledge of the language or other things I think it's largely a question of reaching people that's the purpose of this coalition to use as many of the activities as possible uh which are interested in registration to join together so that we don't miss anybody that we cover the whole field and then to put people on the streets where they are available to register those who uh might otherwise not do so I think largely people will wait until the last minute unless they are directly approached on the shopping centers or on the streets and uh asked to put their name on that paper this here there are 42 parties in this state that people are ra [Music] noting