Successful voter turnout in an election depends on public trust that people's votes will be counted fairly and a successful civic turnout in a census also depends on public trust, specifically trust that our information will be kept secure and that nothing that we write down, no information we provide, will be used against us.
Jamie Raskin: “Successful voter turnout in an election depends on public trust that people's votes will be counted fairly and a…”
On the recordJanuary 8, 2020
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Raskin emphasizes the importance of public trust for voter and census participation.
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