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On the recordMay 23, 2021
As a Representative from Pennsylvania, and someone who spent decades representing voters seeking access to the ballot, we recently lived that reality, and I saw the detrimental impact of strict voter ID laws firsthand.
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Mary Gay Scanlon
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Scanlon discusses the negative effects of strict voter ID laws on access to voting.

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