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Debbie Wasserman Schultz: “Voting should be free, period. When it costs the voter money to cast or return their ballot, whether it is paying a fee…”

On the recordApril 30, 2019
Voting should be free, period. When it costs the voter money to cast or return their ballot, whether it is paying a fee for ID or paying for postage to mail their ballot, it is tantamount to a poll tax.
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Debbie Wasserman Schultz
Democratic · Florida

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Wasserman Schultz emphasizes that voting should not incur costs for voters.

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