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Jeff Merkley: “In fact, they made it worse because they said if you vote out of precinct on Election Day, too bad, your vote is burned…”

On the recordJuly 18, 2021
In fact, they made it worse because they said if you vote out of precinct on Election Day, too bad, your vote is burned up, wasted, tossed aside.
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Jeff Merkley
Democratic · Oregon

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Merkley highlights the negative impact of voting out of precinct on Election Day.

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