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By one vote, Maine Senate OKs bill requiring photo ID to vote

AUGUSTA — By a single vote, the Maine Senate approved a bill Wednesday that would require voters to produce photographic identification at the polls when voting. The 18-17 vote followed a lively floor debate in which Republican supporters of the bill argued that protecting the integrity of the state’s voting system was their primary objective. […]

Posted inLetters

L. Jensen: Photo ID won’t hurt voting access

This is in response to Norman Smith’s letter (Jan. 28) in which he referenced voter ID laws and Patti Gagne’s letter (Jan. 24). As a candidate for the Legislature, on Election Day I stood at The Green Ladle for a while with Gagne, greeting voters from Ward 6. We welcomed many individuals to the polling […]

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