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On the recordApril 10, 2022
Those range from closing polling places in Black and Latino communities, which would make those lines longer and much longer than the 30 minutes that we have proscribed in our act.
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Teresa Leger Fernandez
Democratic · New Mexico

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Leger Fernandez highlights discriminatory practices affecting voting access for minorities.

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