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Hello from St. Paul,
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What could be more important to a democracy than to ensure that every vote is legally cast, and that the election system is safe and secure?
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A recent elections bill approved by House Democrats will actually erode election integrity if it is signed into law.
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Our local county election officials do a tremendous job, but this proposal would make their jobs more difficult and expensive.
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For example, there?s a new provision that allows voters to describe where they?re living while filling out a voter registration form rather than listing an actual address.
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This is just a recipe for voter fraud. To think that all you need to do is claim you live in the gray house near Maple Street and they?ll hand you a ballot.
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The bill also does nothing to guarantee people will live in the district when it comes to redistricting; fails to stop nonprofits that receive government funds from using that money for campaigns; and fails to add safeguards that will prevent illegal immigrants from voting in Minnesota?s election.
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There should be nothing more sacred than maintaining the dignity of our elections system, and this bill fails in that regard. When not one Republican votes for an elections bill, a proposal that is traditionally overwhelmingly bipartisan, that should tell you the bill has major election integrity problems.
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Have a good weekend,
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Greg
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