Much ado about Jeb listing himself as Hispanic on the Florida form.
Researching this issue I think that the Florida form is flawed. There is no place to list himself as White and Hispanic. Hispanic is an ethnicity not a race.
The US Census Bureau recognizes the following racial categories: US Census
White – A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.
Black or African American – A person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa.
American Indian or Alaska Native – A person having origins in any of the original peoples of North and South America (including Central America) and who maintains tribal affiliation or community attachment.
Asian – A person having origins in any of the original peoples of the Far East, Southeast Asia, or the Indian subcontinent including, for example, Cambodia, China, India, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Pakistan, the Philippine Islands, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander – A person having origins in any of the original peoples of Hawaii, Guam, Samoa, or other Pacific Islands.
The 1997 OMB standards permit the reporting of more than one race. An individual’s response to the race question is based upon self-identification.
I live in NC and my voter registration form allows me to list myself as White Hispanic. My son self identified as Native American and Hispanic.
NC Form Here