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Terri Sewell: “I mean, we heard it right here when we talk about the Georgia election. You know, if lack of ballots, if missing power…”

On the recordMay 23, 2023
I mean, we heard it right here when we talk about the Georgia election. You know, if lack of ballots, if missing power cords that led to 3-plus hours of wait time, purging over 53,000 voters, lack of training for the staff to help them understand the guidelines, and a candidate that had a direct conflict of interest as a secretary of state running for Governor--if that is not, you know, interference and misuse of--of their power, I do not know what that is.
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Terri Sewell
Democratic · Alabama

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Sewell highlights issues in the Georgia election as examples of election interference.

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