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Maria S. Lazar: “When my opponent was in the legislature, she did her best to…”

Featuring: Maria S. Lazar, Judge, Wisconsin Court of Appeals, District II

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Published | Video Starts at 21:34

And I also believe that we have to uphold the voter ID law that the citizens of this state passed overwhelmingly. And I also would note that When my opponent was in the legislature, she did her best to dismantle those protections for our safe and fair elections. And that is not acceptable. That's not true. That is absolutely not true. I did everything in my power as a legislator to make sure that people had the ability to vote. (21:34–21:43)

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Asserts that her opponent attempted to dismantle election protections while in the legislature.

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