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David Thomas: Mr. Speaker, this is a very modest attempt, based on what we now know from the contested election in California's 46th…

On the recordFebruary 12, 1998
Mr. Speaker, this is a very modest attempt, based on what we now know from the contested election in California's 46th District that there will be people who go to the polls and who will not be voting legally. Any Member who does not want to support this very reasonable check to provide election officials with tools to make sure their voting rolls are accurate are, in fact, damaging the very argument they argue that they are trying to support, and that is the advances that we have made in allowing more people to come on the rolls would be sustained.
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David Thomas
New York

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Addressing election integrity and voter registration issues related to a contested election.

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