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Madeleine Dean: There is simply no excuse for it, and in the aftermath of the Shelby County decision the Leadership Conference, in…

On the recordJanuary 28, 2019
There is simply no excuse for it, and in the aftermath of the Shelby County decision the Leadership Conference, in conjunction with other civil rights groups, compiled a list of poll closures--thousands that happened in the aftermath of the Shelby County decision because these small minor things were undetectable anymore to national organizations, the federal government, and the like.
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Madeleine Dean
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Discussing the negative impact of the Shelby County decision on voting access.

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