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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    Strict voter ID laws could tilt Alabama senate race in Roy Moore's favor

    Alabama voters will choose between Republican Roy Moore and Democrat Doug Jones Tuesday. Jones needs black voters, some of whom won’t be able to vote because of the state’s strict voter ID laws.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Dec 11, 2017 • 1 min read

    Alabama voters will choose between Republican Roy Moore and Democrat Doug Jones Tuesday. Jones needs black voters, some of whom won’t be able to vote because of the state’s strict voter ID laws.

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    2 of 5
    Former 'Hole' drummer Patty Schemel on music and drug addiction
    1. 0:00Climate expert says the conditions are supersized, causing apocalyptic fires
    2. 5:50Strict voter ID laws could tilt Alabama senate race in Roy Moore's favorYou’re reading this
    3. 13:36The Weinstein effect on the American judiciary
    4. 22:33High flying rock n' roll days, and a sordid life after 'Hole' fell apart
    5. 37:48Binge-worthy TV shows of 2017
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