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James T. Tucker: But like so much of these sorts of gains, they are fleeting and they can go away at the whim of an election official who…

On the recordSeptember 4, 2019
But like so much of these sorts of gains, they are fleeting and they can go away at the whim of an election official who just simply chooses not to follow the law.
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James T. Tucker
Arkansas

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Tucker warns about the instability of voting rights gains for Native Americans.

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