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G. K. Butterfield: “Which suggests to me, and you correct me if I am wrong, it suggests to me that the legislature counter has unfettered…”

On the recordMay 12, 2019
Which suggests to me, and you correct me if I am wrong, it suggests to me that the legislature counter has unfettered ability now to manipulate the maps, unlike they have been able to do in the past?
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G. K. Butterfield
Democratic · North Carolina

Editor's note · Context

Butterfield discusses the lack of preclearance for congressional maps in Alabama.

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