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Voter ID Requirements: How Far is Too Far?

By Tracie Powell and CQ Guest Columnist
Posted May 27, 2009 at 12:00am

voter identification law,
upheld
“xenophobic overtones”
arguing over a bill
died in committee.
five-day filibuster
queried
decision
friend-of-the-court brief
didn’t win Georgia
Tracie Powell is a former American Political Science Association congressional fellow who writes regularly on politics and policy.

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