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    Election Fraud, Voter ID and Gerrymandering

    Red-State Republicans are enacting laws to require voters to identify themselves at the polls with picture-identification not everybody has access to. Democrats claim the GOP is trying to rig next year's elections by depriving minorities, old people and college students from exercising the right to vote.

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    By Warren Olney • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

    Red-State Republicans are enacting laws to require voters to identify themselves at the polls with picture-identification not everybody has access to. Democrats claim the GOP is trying to rig next year's elections by depriving minorities, old people and college students from exercising the right to vote. Republicans claim that voter fraud threatens the integrity of elections, while Democrats call that a myth. Does either side have persuasive evidence? Also, which party will benefit most from redrawing Congressional district boundaries?

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      Warren Olney

      former KCRW broadcaster

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      Darrell Satzman

      Producer

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      Frances Anderton

      architecture critic and author

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      E.J. Dionne

      Senior fellow at Brookings Institution, Professor at Georgetown University, Columnist at Washington Post

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      Hans von Spakovsky

      Heritage Foundation

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      Julián Aguilar

      Texas Tribune

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