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OldDem2012

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5. Uh....they tried to eliminate it in some states this year, and have already eliminated it....
Thu Oct 25, 2012, 02:37 PM
Oct 2012

...in quite few other states over the past several years

INTERACTIVE MAP: Voter Suppression Efforts By State

QUOTE:

"The right to vote is under attack in states across the country. Conservative legislators are introducing and passing legislation that creates barriers to voting, including “Voter ID” bills that require voters to show specific types of photo identification at the polls. The claimed intent of these laws is to prevent fraud, but in fact there are almost no cases of voter impersonation. A person is more likely to be struck by lightning than he or she is to vote by pretending to be someone else. These laws make it harder for young people, people of color, low-income people, the disabled, and older Americans to vote."

Check out the map at the link.

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