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Jena Griswold: Sending law enforcement to polling locations is designed for voter intimidation rather than election security…

On the recordAugust 20, 2020
Sending law enforcement to polling locations is designed for voter intimidation rather than election security, indistinguishable from tactics used against black voters in the Jim Crow South.

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Jena Griswold criticizes President Trump's plan to send law enforcement to polling places, equating it to historical voter intimidation tactics.

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