Maine Rejects Voter ID, Texas Blocks Noncitizen Voting
Maine voters rejected Republican-backed proposals, including voter ID, while Texas approved a constitutional amendment to prevent noncitizens from voting in state elections.
Overview
- Maine voters rejected multiple Republican-backed proposals, specifically declining to implement new voter identification requirements and changes to absentee voting procedures.
- Maine Governor Janet Mills criticized the voter ID initiative, viewing it as an attack on the fundamental right to vote for citizens within the state.
- In contrast, Texas voters approved a constitutional amendment designed to explicitly prevent noncitizens from participating in any state or local elections.
- This Texas measure legally amends the state constitution, ensuring that only citizens are eligible to cast ballots in all future elections across the state.
- National Democrats celebrated Maine's rejection of voter ID as a victory for voting rights, highlighting the divergent outcomes on voter laws between the two states.
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Analysis
Center-leaning sources cover this story neutrally, presenting both sides of the voting measures in Maine and Texas without editorializing. They consistently attribute all opinions and arguments to specific political groups or individuals, ensuring a balanced representation of the debate. The reporting focuses on factual outcomes and the stated positions of proponents and opponents, avoiding loaded language or selective emphasis.
"The Maine proposal stated that it also would eliminate two days of absentee voting, prohibit requests for absentee ballots by phone or family members, end ongoing absentee voter status for seniors and people with disabilities, among other changes."
Chicago Tribune"Maine voters on Tuesday rejected a ballot measure that would significantly change how the state administers its elections."
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FAQ
The rejected Maine proposals included a voter ID requirement to cast a ballot, elimination of two days of absentee voting, banning absentee ballot requests by phone or via family members, ending automatic absentee voting status for people with disabilities and seniors, and limiting the number of ballot drop boxes.
Governor Janet Mills criticized the voter ID initiative as an attack on the fundamental right to vote for citizens within Maine, viewing it as a voter suppression effort.
Texas voters approved a constitutional amendment explicitly preventing noncitizens from voting in any state or local elections, legally restricting voting rights to citizens only in all future elections in the state.
National Democrats celebrated Maine's rejection of voter ID laws as a victory for voting rights, emphasizing the divergent outcomes between Maine's rejection and Texas's approval of stricter voting restrictions.
No, Maine is one of the few states that does not require voters to present voter ID in order to cast a ballot on Election Day, a status retained by rejecting the recent proposals.
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