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On the recordSeptember 23, 2019
The other main option, though, and one which has been very heavily underutilized is, under current law, Section 3 of the Voting Rights Act allows for bail-in.
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Jamie Raskin
Democratic · Maryland

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Raskin discusses the underutilization of Section 3 of the Voting Rights Act for bail-in.

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