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Zellnor Myrie: “We saw people utilize that after the passage of this law to…”

Featuring: Zellnor Myrie, Democratic | New York State Senate, District 20

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New York State Senator Zellnor Myrie Discusses Voting Rights and Legislative Achievements on Defending Democracy Podcast

Published | Video Starts at 15:07

… has some malfunction or if there's some deficiency in it that will prevent it from being counted. And then they also have to give you time to cure that. And We saw people utilize that after the passage of this law to the tune of tens of thousands. And for too long those votes have been discarded. And particularly for our older adults who sometimes struggle with this, as all of us, you know, God willing, will ultimately get to that age. (15:07–15:15)

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