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On the recordJune 25, 2012
the Help America Vote Act, the ability to vote on a provisional ballot, this process of challengers at polls and demanding identification and proof of citizenship and so forth, the argument for why that is legitimate or necessary activity is allegations of widespread voter impersonation fraud.
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Chris Coons
Democratic · Delaware

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Coons discusses the justification for voter ID laws based on alleged voter impersonation fraud.

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