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Teresa Leger Fernandez: “The writers of our Constitution were concerned about what States might do to impact everybody's ability to vote and, in…”

On the recordMay 24, 2022
The writers of our Constitution were concerned about what States might do to impact everybody's ability to vote and, in some ways, were looking into the future, those writers of our Constitution, and describing what we are seeing in Republican-controlled States.
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Teresa Leger Fernandez
Democratic · New Mexico

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Highlighting concerns about state actions affecting voting rights.

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