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Commentary: The evidence that Republicans are using technicalities to toss out Democratic ballots

A voter holds an“ I voted” sticker after casting a ballot.

It’s hard to avoid the conclusion that Republican officials, too often abetted by federal judges appointed by Republican presidents, are making up technicalities enabling them to shred mostly Democratic ballots.

When one party’s officials and candidates urge their own supporters not to vote by mail but to wait until Election Day and then vote in person, nothing inherently suspicious has happened — although that advice even standing alone would be a bit odd. But when those same officials and

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