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G. K. Butterfield: “I don't understand the public interest in purging an inactive voter.”

On the recordMay 12, 2019
I don't understand the public interest in purging an inactive voter.
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G. K. Butterfield
Democratic · North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Questioning the rationale behind purging inactive voters from rolls.

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