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The following is adapted from the remarks by ACLU of Florida Executive Director Howard Simon to the Presidential Commission on Election Administration, which held its second hearing on June 28, 2013 in Miami. The President’s charge to the Commission on Election Administration is an opportunity for a non-partisan conversation about how to promote the efficient administration of elections, provide better access to the polls for all voters, and shorten the lines at polling places. This Commission can provide “best practices” on these matters to state lawmakers and those charged with the administration of elections. Too often the rights of voters are lost in a tug of war between the major political parties jousting for perceived partisan advantage by manipulating election laws.

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