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6. Racism part is true. But Palast is beating this same crud trying to maintain some relevance. If 800,000 people
Sat Nov 9, 2024, 12:03 PM
Nov 2024

actually showed up to vote and were told they had been purged, that's one thing. But that is not what happens.

They get purged because they move to another district, don't vote for several election cycles, don't respond to mailings telling them they are about to be purged, etc.

Then, they still don't show up at the polls to even ask for a provisional ballot. 800,000 being denied the right to vote on election day would be obvious.

I've been purged at least 4 times in my life when I moved to another district. I still got to vote in the new district.

With that said, we need to be diligent. Fortunately, there are lots of voter groups that watch this stuff.

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