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Yvette Clarke: “We have seen people spread lies about the integrity of our elections and use them to justify new restrictive voter laws…”

On the recordJanuary 19, 2022
We have seen people spread lies about the integrity of our elections and use them to justify new restrictive voter laws that do nothing to enhance voter confidence.
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Yvette Clarke
Democratic · New York

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Critiques the spread of misinformation and its impact on voter laws.

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