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- ↑ "Ron Thornburgh profile". kssos.org. Retrieved December 11, 2008.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
- ↑ John Hanna (July 31, 2007). "Thornburgh mulls gubernatorial run Secretary of state is gauging support for bid in 2010". Topeka Capital-Journal . Retrieved December 11, 2008.CS1 maint: discouraged parameter (link)
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- ↑ Interstate Crosscheck, Verified Voting Foundation. Retrieved October 18, 2018.
- ↑ Civil Rights Groups Challenge Indiana’s Use of Crosscheck: Lawsuit Cites Palast’s Work On Kobach’s Racist Voter Purging Program