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Mar 2021
27m 6s

A National Campaign to Restrict Voting

The New York Times
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Georgia, a once reliably red state, has been turning more and more purple in recent years. In response, the Republican state legislature has passed a package of laws aimed at restricting voting. Today, we look at those measures and how Democrats are bracing for similar laws to be passed elsewhere in the country. 
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