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Terri Sewell: In my home State, just one day after the Supreme Court's decision in Shelby, Alabama began to require photo…

On the recordOctober 16, 2019
In my home State, just one day after the Supreme Court's decision in Shelby, Alabama began to require photo identification to vote.
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Terri Sewell
Democratic · Alabama

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Sewell discusses Alabama's immediate voter ID law following the Shelby decision.

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