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Katherine Harris
@katherineharris· Republican · FL· Jul 12, 2021

I applaud them standing for the rights of all Americans and all Texans, to express their voice, through their vote, unencumbered. They are leaders, who are marching in the path that so many others, before, did when they fought and many…

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Michael Adams
@michaeladams· KY· Jul 11, 2021

I don't want to see a Democratic or Republican national bill change the election rules.

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Michael Adams
@michaeladams· KY· Jul 11, 2021

I took some hits from my side of the aisle for some decisions I made to make voting easier.

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Michael Adams
@michaeladams· KY· Jul 11, 2021

I think we do a better job at the State level of finding space across the aisle to actually work with each other and get things done.

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Katherine Harris
@katherineharris· Republican · FL· Jul 9, 2021

This is about all voters. It`s about all voters. This is not about Democrats or Republicans. This is about Americans. Let`s be clear about that.

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Katherine Harris
@katherineharris· Republican · FL· Jul 8, 2021

The DNC, the Democratic National Committee, committing $25 million to focus on TV and digital ads, campaigns to help people understand how to register to vote, and get information to people who are affected by these restrictive laws.

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Katherine Harris
@katherineharris· Republican · FL· Jul 8, 2021

This is about all voters. It`s about all voters. This is not about Democrats or Republicans. This is about Americans. Our democracy is strongest when everyone participates and it is weaker -- it is weaker our democracy as a nation is…

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Katherine Harris
@katherineharris· Republican · FL· Jul 8, 2021

Your vote is your power. And so, I say, don't let anybody ever take your power from you. Don't let anybody take your power from you, especially, the power of your voice. We will not let anyone take away our power, and that's why we are…

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Katherine Harris
@katherineharris· Republican · FL· Jul 8, 2021

This is about all voters. It’s about all voters. This is not about Democrats or Republicans. This is about Americans. Let’s be clear about that. And who is prepared right now to stand up for what we say are some of our fundamental values…

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Katherine Harris
@katherineharris· Republican · FL· Jul 7, 2021

These laws create obstacle upon obstacle. These laws make it harder for you to vote, because they don`t want you to vote.

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Katherine Harris
@katherineharris· Republican · FL· Jul 7, 2021

It`s about all voters. This is not about Democrats or Republicans. This is about Americans -- let`s be clear about that -- and who is prepared right now to stand up for what we say are some of our fundamental values, some of the…

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Maggie Toulouse Oliver
@maggietoulouseoliver· NM· Jul 2, 2021

I’m going to give you a great reason for me to think that things are different. I am having an interview with you not because there was a mass shooting, but because we are doing something to prevent it from happening.

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Maggie Toulouse Oliver
@maggietoulouseoliver· NM· Jul 2, 2021

We need to show we’re brave and we’re not afraid of these guys. We’ve already felt the worst possible situation. There’s no threat that can make me feel different. Actions, not words.

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Brad Raffensperger
@bradraffensperger· GA· Jun 27, 2021

I believe it's bad policy. At the end of the day, we need to be able to hold counties, you know, accountable. But the challenge is when you have an unelected chairman of the state election board, who's going to hold them accountable? They…

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Jocelyn Benson
@jocelynbenson· MI· Jun 24, 2021

What we now need to do is ensure that these pernicious lies promoted by bad actors, be they candidates or others who are unhappy with the results sees and are repeated or escalated in future elections.

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Jocelyn Benson
@jocelynbenson· MI· Jun 24, 2021

The only fraud that really did occur in our election was the fraud, lying and the misinformation about and misrepresentation about the truth and the integrity and security of our elections.

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Katherine Harris
@katherineharris· Republican · FL· Jun 22, 2021

When we`re talking about the right to vote, it is not a Republican concern or a Democratic concern. It is an American concern. This is about the American people`s right to vote unfettered, it is about their access to the right to vote in a…

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Katherine Harris
@katherineharris· Republican · FL· Jun 22, 2021

This is about the American people’s right to vote, unfettered. It is about their access to the right to vote in a meaningful way, because nobody is debating, I don’t believe, whether all Americans have to right to vote. The issue here is…

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Katherine Harris
@katherineharris· Republican · FL· Jun 22, 2021

The issue here is, is there actual access to the voting process, or is that being impeded? And the bottom line is that the president and I are very clear, we support S.1. We support the John Lewis Voting Rights Act. And the fight is not…

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Katherine Harris
@katherineharris· Republican · FL· Jun 22, 2021

We support S.1, we support the John Lewis Voting Rights Act, and the fight is not over.

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Katherine Harris
@katherineharris· Republican · FL· Jun 21, 2021

And I think it is clear certainly for the American people that when we`re talking about the right to vote, it is not a Republican concern or a Democratic concern. It is an American concern.

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