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North Carolina - Voter Fraud Vs. Vote Suppression
Clip: Special | 1m 57s
When the state legislature passed a tough photo ID law that knocked 300,000 voters off the rolls, Rev William Barber and Moral Mondays mounted mass protests and filed suit. A federal court struck down the photo ID law saying it targeted black voters “with almost surgical precision.” In 2018, Republicans got voters to adopt photo ID as an amendment to the state constitution, and the fight rages on.
Aired: 01/06/20 |
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California - Dark Money Plot Backfires, Outed by Reformers
Clip: Special | 1m 44s
Connecticut - GOP Governor Urges Reform, Democrats Resist
Clip: Special | 1m 57s
Florida - Politicians Caught Cheating on Voter-Backed Reform
Clip: Special | 2m 22s
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