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Summary Of The Article Texas To Rewrite Voter ID Education Materials

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In the article” Texas to Rewrite Voter ID Education Materials” the article is very important especially the citizens of United state to encourage them about the change in the voting system this coming November election 2016. One of the significant points that I figured out from the article is about how the government has spend all most 2.5 million dollars in educating the citizen about voting which I see that the right of every citizen of this country is very important for the government. One of this important of educating the citizen about voting is letting them know that they are required to present their photo ID before they will be able to vote in the Election Day this help me to understand the textbook content about agent of socialization

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