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Alex Padilla: “This so-called 'Voter ID' bill would impose a far stricter and more burdensome federal standard than all 50 states.”

On the recordOctober 1, 2026
This so-called 'Voter ID' bill would impose a far stricter and more burdensome federal standard than all 50 states.
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Alex Padilla
Democratic · California

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Opposition to voter ID provision in the bill.

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