date:Nov 07, 2012
re, Idaho, Indiana, Utah and West Virginia -- had similar laws this time four years ago, but have since repealed them. All were artifacts of stricter Prohibition-era blue laws, many of which have been rolled back across the country in recent years. The Election Day laws in particular have been traced back to a desire to combat the 19th century tradition of corrupt political bosses trading votes for free booze -- a practice that seems almost quaint in the era of Citizens United.
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