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The newspaper posted a fuzzy copy of the form, which it said
it obtained from the Miami-Dade County Elections Department. The
circle marked "Hispanic" was checked. The next circle said
"White, not Hispanic" and was not checked.
"My mistake! Don't think I've fooled anyone!" Bush wrote on
Twitter on Monday, responding to a message from his son calling
him an "honorary" Latino.
A Bush spokeswoman said it was unclear how the error was made.
"The governor's family certainly got a good laugh out of it,"
spokeswoman Kristy Campbell said. "He is not Hispanic."
Carolina Lopez, a spokeswoman for the county elections
department, did not immediately return calls from Reuters.
The brother of former President George W. Bush and son of former
President George H.W. Bush, Bush is exploring a presidential bid
and is considered a front runner in the crowded field of
possible Republican candidates. He was born in Texas.
Bush, who speaks fluent Spanish and whose wife, Columba, is
Mexican-born, had widespread support among Hispanic voters
during his two terms as Florida governor.
His stance on immigration has been at odds with the views of
many in his party, including when he said last year that illegal
immigrants who come to the United States to provide for their
families are not committing a felony but an "act of love."
(Reporting by David Adams in Miami and Steve Holland in
Washington; Writing by Doina Chiacu; Editing by Lisa Lambert and
Leslie Adler)
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