After Voters Reject One Voter Suppression Measure, Maine GOP Moves On To Another

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After Voters Reject One Voter Suppression Measure, Maine GOP Moves On To Another

http://thinkprogress.org/justice/2011/11/14/367673/after-voters-reject-one-voter-suppression-measure-maine-gop-moves-on-to-another/

By Travis Waldron on Nov 14, 2011 at 11:41 am

In apparent efforts to keep up with GOP efforts across the country, Maine Republicans keep trying � and keep failing � to enact laws that make it harder for Mainers to vote. Efforts to pass a stringent voter identification law failed in the state Senate this fall, and voters offered a strong rebuke at the polls Tuesday, shooting down a GOP attempt that would have ended same-day registration, even as conservative donors funneled $250,000 in undisclosed donations in attempt to uphold the law.

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1. Good on you, Maine! Keep draining those conservative donors' funds.

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