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Eric Holder: “If you expand the number of things that somebody can use to prove they are who they claim to be, I could support voter…”

On the recordJune 23, 2021
If you expand the number of things that somebody can use to prove they are who they claim to be, I could support voter ID.
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Eric Holder
Democratic · District of Columbia

Editor's note · Context

Holder expresses conditional support for voter ID if it allows more identification options.

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