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Lee Nichols
Okay, now it’s truly done in the Senate. I mistakenly gave the impression that the voter ID bill, SB 362, was passed in the Senate last week – not quite true. Actually, it passed the “committee of the whole” last week – today, it was officially engrossed and sent to the House on a 19-12 vote.
More on the details later.
This article appears in March 13 • 2009.
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