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Andrew Gray

17:25 - 17:48

“In that investigation of American Samoans who had voted for an American Samoan who ran for school board, it was clear that the Anchorage Elections Office did not understand the rules. The Division of Elections did not understand the rules. Law enforcement did not understand the rules. And unfortunately, in that environment of no one understanding the rules, neither did the American Samoans who were arrested.”
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In that investigation of American Samoans who had voted for an American Samoan who ran for school board, it was clear that the Anchorage Elections Office did not understand the rules. The Division of Elections did not understand the rules. Law enforcement did not understand the rules. And unfortunately, in that environment of no one understanding the rules, neither did the American Samoans who were arrested. They did not understand the rules either.

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