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South Los Angeles candidates work to mobilize voters
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Apr 8, 2013
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South Los Angeles candidates work to mobilize voters
Ana Cubas and Curren Price are in the runoff for the Ninth Council District seat, but both are fighting historically low voter turnout in their communities.
State Sen. Curren Price and former City Hall staffer Ana Cubas will face one another in the May 21 runoff.
State Sen. Curren Price and former City Hall staffer Ana Cubas will face one another in the May 21 runoff.
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Ana Cubas and Curren Price are in the runoff for the Ninth Council District seat, but both are fighting historically low voter turnout in their communities.

There's been a lot of civic angst about the low voter turnout in LA's March 5th primary. It was just 20 percent, even lower in some parts of the city. KPCC's Alice Walton looks at what council candidates in South LA are doing to get more voters to the polls for the May 21st runoff.