The Marshall Project - In November, Mainers will be faced with a ballot initiative that would radically restrict voting rules in the state, and which is modeled after restrictive voting laws passed in Ohio, Georgia and elsewhere.
If approved by voters, the measure would impose onerous new voting restrictions, including requiring government-issued photo ID, cutting two days of absentee voting, banning absentee ballot requests made by phone, requiring seniors to re-apply to vote absentee, and limiting the number of dropboxes available to voters.
State Rep. Laurel Libby, a GOP rising star who is considering a run for governor, was instrumental in getting the measure on the ballot. Libby and her former campaign manager Alex Titcomb turned to the initiative process after failing to advance multiple voting bills in the legislature, which is controlled by Democrats.
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