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Jamie Raskin: “Unfortunately, today many states are attacking the right to vote using tactics similar to those that civil rights…”

On the recordFebruary 25, 2020
Unfortunately, today many states are attacking the right to vote using tactics similar to those that civil rights pioneers battled for decades.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

Editor's note · Context

Raskin highlights ongoing voter suppression tactics reminiscent of past civil rights struggles.

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