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pnwmom

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13. Didn't you read the stories about elderly, low-income, and minority people who made it to the polls
Fri Jan 6, 2017, 12:12 AM
Jan 2017

and were turned away? The same ID they had always used was suddenly not acceptable anymore.

Millions of other people found out that their registrations had been CANCELLED because their names resembled someone in another state. (This affects minority people more because they are more likely to have common names.) Do you check to see if you're still registered before every election? Most people don't -- and shouldn't have to.

WE, as a party, need to organize an effort to find out which of our voters lacks the proper ID, and we have to raise whatever funds are needed to help them get it -- provide transportation to get it, etc.

In other words, this should be part of GOTV, and GOTV should start now for 2018.

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