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Mess of suppression
Why voter ID laws are solutions to a problem that doesn’t exist
Justin Rose
Published: May 9, 2012
Noting that the League has been registering voters for 90 years, Smith concluded her testimony by saying, "the League of Women Voters believes that voting is a fundamental citizen right that must be guaranteed. We support election laws that improve the integrity of our elections. Requiring voters to show photo ID and regulating groups that register voters are not necessary to assure election integrity and will create barriers to voting."
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