Question 1 could stop Maine prisoners from voting
The referendum question would require voters to show IDs that prisoners currently can’t have. 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...
