Organizers of the petition drive pointed to the more than 170,000 signatures they’ve collected as evidence of support for a voter ID law, but Secretary of State Shenna Bellows raised concerns with various aspects of their proposal.
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Voter ID law may be on Maine ballot next year
The citizen-initiated referendum question would ask whether people should be required to show photo identification in order to vote in Maine.
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House passes Republican bill requiring proof of citizenship to vote, boosting election-year talking point
Safeguards already exist to verify voter eligibility and enforce the law against noncitizen voting, but the Republican fixation is part of a Trump campaign strategy of casting doubt on the election results should he lose.
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Maine Republicans to collect signatures at polls for voter ID, repeal of national popular vote law
A 3rd referendum, which would limit donations to political action committees that seek to independently influence elections, has already qualified for the November ballot.