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Terri Sewell: “We need to be able to use preclearance, an efficient and effective mechanism, to address these potential voting rights…”

On the recordOctober 16, 2019
We need to be able to use preclearance, an efficient and effective mechanism, to address these potential voting rights violations.
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Terri Sewell
Democratic · Alabama

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Advocating for preclearance as a tool to prevent voting rights violations.

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