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Alex Padilla: “The Shelby Beholder decision, the supreme court ruling in…”

Featuring: Alex Padilla, Democratic | U.S. Senate from California

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Senator Alex Padilla Discusses Blocking Voter Suppression and Defending Democracy

Published | Video Starts at 07:38

Yeah, no, that's a good question. And before I answer, I just can't help but think, am I hearing correctly? Did I get the Mark Elias seal of approval for my time as … The Shelby Beholder decision, the supreme court ruling in 2013, unleashed a lot of the voter suppression proposals at state levels across the country. … more than 50 years. When that happened, it was not a surprise to see so many states again do the punitive voter ID laws, the purging of voter rolls and all the voter suppression stuff. (07:38–07:50)

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