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appalachiablue

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5. Must be, this is serious and going on for decades..

Reply to thucythucy (Reply #4)

Mon Sep 27, 2021, 01:31 PM

Sep 2021

Impersonating a police officer is even graver.. I heard that years back in the 60s (CA, AZ maybe) frauds would obtain pseudo uniforms ('rent a cop') and stand outside polling places to intimidate Hispanics.

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Is there a law against impersonating an election official, thucythucy Sep 2021 #4

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