Originally published at: Voters Reject Republican Push for Voter ID and Restricted Vote by Mail in Maine - TPM – Talking Points Memo
On Tuesday, Maine voters rejected Question 1, a Republican-backed measure primarily about voter ID, that, if approved, would have restricted absentee voting and ballot access and disenfranchised eligible voters. Supporters of the measure insist these changes are necessary for election security, while voting rights activists argue that the new law is merely a form of…
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A big sad for Leonard Leo, who bankrolled Yes on One. Voters in the town he now lives in rejected this 84.7%. Also, while most all Democrats advocated “No on One”, it was the Senate Candidate Graham Platner who made a concerted effort to mobilize his volunteers to do voter outreach, reportedly reaching 40,000 voters in the days before the election.
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Asking voters to present ID in order to vote is time-consuming and unnecessary. One must establish eligibility to vote by registering. What makes these idiots think that thousand of people are registering to vote fraudulently? Oh, I forgot, they don’t “think.” They “Do their own research” on Facebook, Shitter, and what they heard from their brother’s cousin’s roomate.
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So glad the good people of Maine rejected this mockery of a ballot measure. We like how our towns administer our elections. Safe and secure. The passing of Question 2 was icing on the cake
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Back when Wisconsin governor Scott Walker passed a photo ID law there was a case of a WWII veteran, IIRC Normandy invasion being questioned and turned away at the polls because he didn’t have the “proper ID”. Even though he’s been voting at the same polling station for decades they have him a hard time.
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I live in NH on the Maine border, and to echo one of our great Vice Presidential candidates–I can see Maine from my front porch! I voted here on Tuesday and it was the first time since our idiot Republican(human filth, liars, low life scum) voted to require identification for every election. The two folks who asked for my ID were almost apologetic. Of course in the last fifty years there have been less than a dozen cases of fraud, all committed by Republicans, so this is clearly just a way to keep poor and less educated people from voting and has nothing whatsoever to do with voting fraud.
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We still have a long way to go and immense damage to repair folks, so please keep up the good work. This was howsomeever a great way to kick off Aneruca’s return.
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I really hope NH gets rid of the republican critters in 2026. Ayotte is trying to appear ‘neutral’ like when she was a senator surrounded by McCain and Graham. Always had that ‘concerned’ face like Susie C.
But we were stupid enough to elect LePew twice - so I am just glad we are a little bit saner today.
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