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On October 12, the United States Bureau of Census officially reported that Bergen County, NJ must provide services in Korean, pursuant to Section 203 of the Voting Rights Act. This makes Bergen County the fourth county in the United States that must provide Korean services at polling sites. This was made law on October 13,…
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[Picture: KAVC Intern James Lee and Assistant Program Director Nuri Han delivers voter registration forms to Teresa O’Connor of the Bergen County Board of Elections.] Oct 12, 2011 – The Korean American Voters’ Council (KAVC) delivered voter registrations and mail-by-vote applications to Teresa O’Connor of the Bergen County Board of Elections. KAVC collected eighty…
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[KAVC Staff Attorney Chejin Park testified on the behalf of the Korean community.] Korean American Voters’ Council testified on the behalf of Korean American community at the New Jersey Congressional Redistricting Committee’s hearing on October 11, 2011. The commission’s last public hearing was held in Newark, NJ. KAVC called for the redistricting of Northeast New…
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The Korean American Voters’ Council (KAVC) held a voter registration drive in Overpeck Park, New Jersey at the Korean Chuseok Festival from October 8th through the 9th. The festival, hosted by the Korean Produce Association, gathered 100,000 people. KAVC set up a booth to promote voter awareness, register voters, and guide mail-by-vote registrations.
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On October 5, 2011, Korean American Voter’s Council interns campaigned for voter registration and vote by mail at the Ridge field H-mart. Many people showed their interest in Vote by Mail because they did not know about the vote by mail and its’ difference with voter registration. Vote by mail is an easy and comfortable…
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[From left to right] Vote Member Andrew Jung, KAVC president Dong Chan Kim, Olympic Medalist Toby Dawson, and Council General Young Mok Kim On October 1, 2011 the Korean American Voters’ Council (KAVC) participated in the Korean Parade in Manhattan. The Korean American Voters’ Council’s interns, director, and staff participated in the parade. Since the Korean…
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On Wednesday, August 31, 2011 the Korean American Voters’ Council’s (KAVC) interns met with Bergen County Freeholder David Ganz to introduce their “Buy Local, Shop Smart” campaign. [From the top left (clock wise) Steven Kim, Lauren Chung, Albert Kim, Ji-Sung Kim, Jenny Song, JiSoo Park, Chejin Park, Esq. David Ganz Freeholder, Byung Chang Cho Former…
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On August 31, the interns of the Korean American Voter’s Council’s (KAVC) New Jersey division presented to Mr. David L. Ganz, a Bergen County freeholder. Several interns from the New York office also came to visit and watch the presentation. The interns presented the “Buy Local, Shop Smart” grassroots initiative to Mr. Ganz, and discussed…
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On Septemeber 13, 2011, New York State is holding the Special and Primary Elections. For the Special Elections, New York State will vote for the House of Representatives for the 9th district, and the assembly members for districts 23, 27, 54, 73, 116, and 144. Special Election House of Representives for the 9th district. Queens–…
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On Thursday, August 25th, Korean American Voters’ Council (KAVC) interns met with City Councilman Peter Koo to present their campaign, “Buy Local, Shop Smart.” KAVC interns hope to gain support for this campaign, which seeks to improve the local economy. “Buy Local, Shop Smart” is a program that stresses the importance of the well-being of…