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On the recordNovember 8, 2017
The General Assembly enacted legislation that restricted voting and registration in five ways, all of which disproportionately affected African Americans.
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Chris Van Hollen
Democratic · Maryland

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Van Hollen highlights discriminatory voting legislation in North Carolina.

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