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Originally Posted by rjoefish
Do you know what this word means?
Disfranchisement (also called disenfranchisement) is the revocation of the right of suffrage (the right to vote) of a person or group of people,
or rendering a person's vote less effective, or ineffective. Disfranchisement may occur explicitly through law, or implicitly by intimidation or by placing unreasonable registration or identification impediments in the path of voters.
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Having illegal votes counted is making legitimate votes less effective. People could lose faith in the system.