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Jocelyn Benson: “The greatest threats to people's voting rights started at the local and State level.”

On the recordMay 7, 2019
The greatest threats to people's voting rights started at the local and State level.
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Jocelyn Benson
Michigan

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Benson discusses historical threats to voting rights originating locally.

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