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Michael Latner

May. 1, 2026, 6:04 PM EDT

By Michael Latner

Michael Latner is director of research on democratic reform at the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice and a professor of political science at California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo.

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