Bogus robocall tells Alachua County Democratic voters their ballots expired
A flood of calls came into the local Democratic Party office Wednesday after a robocall incorrectly told thousands their mail-in ballots expired.
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A flood of calls came into the local Democratic Party office Wednesday after a robocall incorrectly told thousands their mail-in ballots expired.
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