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  • Assessing the Impact of Voter-Suppression Laws in the 2014 Midterms

    On Nov. 4, 2014, in Eggleston, Va., a 93-year-old cancer patient named Virginia Whittaker arrived at her designated polling place after a doctor’s appointment. She produced her voter-registration card, some form of which she had been using in elections for the past 72 years. This time, however, she was turned away because she lacked valid…

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    Benjamin Todd Jealous, Ryan Haygood






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    December 6, 2014
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Benjamin Todd Jealous, Ryan Haygood






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