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Dick Durbin: “It troubles me because when it comes to early voting, in the last election 30 percent of Americans felt that was the…”

On the recordSeptember 12, 2011
It troubles me because when it comes to early voting, in the last election 30 percent of Americans felt that was the best way to exercise their right to vote.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin expresses concern over reduced access to early voting.

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