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Summer Lee: the Shelby County case impaired the ability of the DOJ to employ Federal observers, having relegated us to using local…

On the recordAugust 15, 2021
the Shelby County case impaired the ability of the DOJ to employ Federal observers, having relegated us to using local observers.
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Summer Lee
Democratic · Pennsylvania

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Discussing the impact of the Shelby County case on federal election oversight.

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