MITCHELL SCHMIDT and KIMBERLY WETHAL
Wisconsin State Journal
Wisconsin State Journal
From efforts to create a national voter database that could kick some eligible voters off state voting lists to fears that federal agents might descend on polling places, some voters are understandably anxious about next month’s midterm election.
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