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  "path": "/2026/02/20/repub/as-trump-pushes-voting-restrictions-states-have-a-rarely-used-option-to-push-back/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-02-20T19:53:59.000Z",
  "site": "https://missouriindependent.com",
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  "textContent": "OTTAWA, Kan. — When Kansas began requiring residents to prove their U.S. citizenship before voting more than a decade ago, Steven Wayne Fish tried and failed. A first-time father in his 30s at the time, he wanted a say in debates over public school funding despite having never voted before. But Fish, who was born […]",
  "title": "As Trump pushes voting restrictions, states have a rarely used option to push back"
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