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Ron Wyden: “It seems that every four years, when we have jurisdictions around the country having substantial problems in protecting…”

On the recordFebruary 1, 2010
It seems that every four years, when we have jurisdictions around the country having substantial problems in protecting the franchise and empowering the voters, we end up spending more Federal money on broken systems.
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Ron Wyden
Democratic · Oregon

Editor's note · Context

Wyden critiques federal spending on ineffective voting systems instead of improving them.

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