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Dick Durbin: “What was the evidence of voter fraud in Florida and Ohio that led the State legislature to limit the early voting…”

On the recordJune 11, 2012
What was the evidence of voter fraud in Florida and Ohio that led the State legislature to limit the early voting period, to restrict voter registration, to put other requirements in the law to restrict the opportunity to vote? And without fail, in both States they said there was no evidence that led to that State decision.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Durbin questions the basis for voting restrictions in Florida and Ohio.

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