Maine and Texas are the latest fronts in voting battles, with voter ID, citizenship on the ballot
Maine and Texas are the latest states where Republicans are pushing ballot initiatives targeting noncitizen voting, which is rare. Maine’s initiative on the Nov. 4 ballot is the more far-reaching one, seeking to require voter ID, restrict absentee voting and limit drop boxes. In Texas, a Republican-backed measure would add wording to the state constitution specifically prohibiting voting by anyone who is not a U.S. citizen, even though voting by noncitizens is already illegal. The initiatives are the latest in a wave of voting-related measures since President Donald Trump’s false claims about widespread fraud costing him reelection in 2020, with Republican states passing mostly restrictive laws and Democratic ones passing laws to make voting more accessible.