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This has undoubtedly proved a good policy, and has prevailed in Massachusetts ever since, and now prevails largely throughout the country.
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gutenberg.orgGeorge F. Hoar: “This has undoubtedly proved a good policy, and has prevailed in Massachusetts ever since, and now prevails largely…”
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Hoar reflects on the long-term success of the ballot secrecy law in Massachusetts and beyond.
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