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Record Youth And Minority Turnout Threatened By Persistent Election Barriers

by: project vote

Thu Jul 31, 2008 at 16:20

Cross-posted at Project Vote's blog, Voting Matters

Weekly Voting Rights News Update

By Erin Ferns

Reports and exits polls this entire political season have built a narrative of tremendous, even record-breaking voter participation, pushing us to believe that voter turnout in November will exceed all expectations.

Maybe.

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