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States Clamp Down with New Voter ID Laws
Frustration with New York's closed primary and a record number of complaints about voting glitches yesterday raise questions about the health of our election system. Fair voting advocates are predicting even more cases of voters being shut out of the polls in November by strict new voter ID laws We look at the myriad fears about access to the ballot.
By Barbara Bogaev • • 52m ListenFrustration with New York's closed primary and a record number of complaints about voting glitches yesterday raise questions about the health of our election system. Fair voting advocates are predicting even more cases of voters being shut out of the polls in November by strict new voter ID laws Guest host Barbara Bogaev looks at the myriad fears about access to the ballot.
Later on the program, President Obama lands in Saudi Arabia amid snubs, feuds and resurrected tensions over 9/11.
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