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Isaac kramer, executive director of Charleston County, South Carolina board of registration and elections. Janay nelson, president and director of the naacp Legal Defense fund. Were also going to hear from our other witnesses. Not for any omission, but because senator fisher will be introducing them. That includes alabama, secretary of state wes allen and brian cruz, election commissioner for the Douglas County, nebraska election commission. More americans than ever have cast a ballot in recent elections, and it is in large part because of the work of state and local officials. And these elections have run smoothly and topped Security Officials in both republican and democratic administrations to the likes have confirmed the security of recent elections including last weeks primary elections. 18 states have already held primaries this year. In fact three of our witnesses, secretary benson, secretary allen, and mr. Kramer have overseen primary elections this year already. And there are
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