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Eleanor Holmes Norton: “Purges that result in a person having to leave the voting place and come again, it seems to me, ought to be disallowed…”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2020
Purges that result in a person having to leave the voting place and come again, it seems to me, ought to be disallowed under our bill
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Eleanor Holmes Norton
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Norton emphasizes the need to prevent voter purges causing delays at polling places.

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