Goodbye, Question 1, and good riddance.
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Proposed absentee ballot restrictions doomed voter ID in Maine
One Republican lawmaker said including changes to absentee voting ‘gave the opponents the playbook to beat it.’
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Voter ID, absentee ballot restrictions defeated in Maine
Question 1, pushed by Republicans and conservative activists, was rejected by 60% of voters as of 10 p.m., when half of all votes had been counted.
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Question 1 would limit access for Indigenous voters in Maine, Wabanaki advocates say
The ballot measure would not allow for use of tribal IDs when voting, creating ‘incongruency’ in the law, according to Maine’s secretary of state.
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Opponents of Maine voter ID referendum spending big as election nears
Save Maine Absentee Voting, the leading group against Question 1, has spent nearly $1 million this month alone.
Posted inEditorials, Opinion
Vote ‘No’ on Maine’s Question 1 | Editorial
To require photo identification at the polls would be one thing. The ballot measure we’re invited to support goes much, much further — with insufficient concern for who or what it would impede.
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Supporters, opponents clash in debate over Maine voter ID referendum
Question 1 would require photo identification to vote and also would make changes to absentee voting.
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Gov. Janet Mills urges Maine voters to reject Question 1
The state’s top Democrat says the ‘fundamental right to vote is under attack’ because of a proposal to adopt Voter ID and increase restrictions on absentee voting.
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Progressive groups pour money into Maine referendum campaigns
Money doesn’t guarantee victory, but campaign finance reports filed Monday show that groups opposing voter ID and supporting a red flag law are better positioned to reach and mobilize voters ahead of the election.
Posted inOp-Eds, Opinion
Research shows Question 1 would harm Maine voters | Opinion
There’s a lot more to the Nov. 4 referendum question than simply presenting identification to vote.