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Julian Bond: “I have looked long, far, and wide to see any consistent pattern of prosecution of vote fraud. I just do not know that…”

On the recordFebruary 27, 2002
I have looked long, far, and wide to see any consistent pattern of prosecution of vote fraud. I just do not know that there has been any significant effort. I wonder if the Senator from Pennsylvania can inform me to what extent vote fraud is even prosecuted and what are some of the problems that are entailed in a prosecution for vote fraud?
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Julian Bond
Alabama

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Questioning the prosecution of vote fraud during a Senate discussion.

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