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On the recordMay 5, 2021
Texas' State actions to purge the voter rolls exemplified the power of government to strike fear and anxiety and to intimidate the least powerful among us.
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Teresa Leger Fernandez
Democratic · New Mexico

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Leger Fernandez criticizes Texas for using voter roll purges to intimidate vulnerable populations.

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