~~~ were cut back and kept that way by a republican governor who tried to suppress the vote in counties where most Latinos and African Americans reside... But he didn't stop those who marched forward and donated their time, effort and money by buying local 30-second radio spots explaining that anyone could simply walk into any Supervisor of Elections Office and pick up a ballot -- and even fill it out right then and there... and cast their vote weeks before the rest of the state...