January 5, 2018 | Bangor Daily News
By Christopher Cousins
Despite years of failed attempts, Gov. Paul LePage said he will forward legislation this year to require Mainers to show photographic identification when they vote.
LePage said in his weekly radio address that on the heels of voter ID laws being implemented recently in West Virginia and Iowa, the time is right for more states to adopt the practice.
“It’s not unreasonable to ask for voters for an ID as a simple way to safeguard the most sacred right we have in our democracy,” said LePage.
