Latino voters draw attention as organizers make final push in metro Atlanta

Community organizers in Norcross spent Monday delivering election-protection materials and working to get Hispanic and Latino voters to the polls.Just over 82,000 Hispanic and Latino voters had cast early ballots statewide, according to the Georgia Secretary of State's office. In Gwinnett County, they accounted for about 7% of early voting.The turnout numbers cannot predict the election's outcome. But Jerry Gonzalez, CEO of the GALEO Impact Fund, sees an engaged electorate. "Latino voters are paying attention," Gonzalez said. "We've had a tremendous amount of interest from community members that don't regularly participate in elections."Elton Garcia-Castillo, civic participation field manager for Latino Community Fund Georgia, was delivering election-protection posters with hotline information to coalition partners preparing to monitor polling places Tuesday."We're going to work as poll monitors to observe the polling locations tomorrow for Election Day," Garcia-Castillo said.His o