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Chicago Board of Elections Reaching Out to South Asian Voters

Approximately 65 percent of the more than four million South Asians who live in the U.S. - those who can trace their heritage to Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka - are citizens who can vote. VOA's Kane Farabaugh reports on the effort underway in Chicago to encourage more in the large South Asian community to cast a ballot.

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