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Politics@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 18 days ago

“A Year of Frustration”: How New Mexico Kept Denying People Voting Rights Despite Reform

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“A Year of Frustration”: How New Mexico Kept Denying People Voting Rights Despite Reform

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Politics@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 18 days ago

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New Mexico restored rights to thousands last year. But in reaching out to voters, organizers discovered a trail of wrongful denials, some dating back decades, and sued for a fix.

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Florida pulled this same shit. Voters said felons’ rights must be restored. The state pulled a poll tax out of its ass.
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Strange how all these voter suppression stories only come out of red states.

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