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On the recordFebruary 14, 2002
I may be mistaken, but I thought this bill not only created a commission, but created a Federal grant system to do just what we are talking about, to modernize election systems across America so they are more trustworthy and consistent with this so-called incontrovertible constitutional right to vote.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Discussing a bill related to modernizing election systems.

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