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Election officials may have removed thousands from voter rolls in swing states
By John Hockenberry, Adaora Udoji, Sitara Nieves
Thursday, October 9 2008
It's fewer than four weeks until the hotly contested presidential election, when every vote will count. But New York Times reporter Ian Urbina writes today that six swing states have removed tens of thousands of eligible voters, apparently violating federal law. That includes, for example, over thirty thousand Colorado voters removed from the rolls in just three weeks. The Takeaway talks with Ian Urbina to find out what happened, who's affected and what's next.
Guest: Ian Urbina, the New York Times




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