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On the recordJanuary 26, 2012
Second, the reduction of the number of days for early voting from 18 days to 8 days is a transparent strategy to impact minority voting.
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Dick Durbin
Democratic · Illinois

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Highlighting how reduced early voting days disproportionately affect minority voters.

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