Question 1 could stop Maine prisoners from voting

The referendum question would require voters to show IDs that prisoners currently can’t have.

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Photo by Gabe Souza.

MAINE, USA — Some civil rights advocates are worried that Question 1 on next month’s referendum ballot could block incarcerated people’s right to vote.

The coalition Voter ID for ME successfully petitioned through a citizen initiative to put the proposed legislation on the November 4 ballot. Question 1 asks voters to consider requiring photo identification to vote both in-person and absentee.

Read the full article from The Maine Monitor.