NEBRASKA PASSES VOTER PHOTO ID MEASURE FOR UPCOMING ELECTIONS
Bill sponsor Republican Rep. Tim Wesco of Osceola said the step was aimed at increasing voter confidence in elections by putting identification requirements for mail-in ballots in line with those for in-person voting.
Indiana Republicans have advanced a measure to tighten ID requirements for mail-in voting.
Democrats argued that the additional requirements may disenfranchise some people, especially older voters who find it difficult to navigate the additional requirements. Voting-rights groups maintain that the ID requirements aren’t necessary because county election workers already must confirm that a person’s signature on the application matches that from their voter registration record.
TOP MAINE ELECTIONS OFFICIAL TESTIFIES AGAINST MANDATORY VOTER ID
House members voted Tuesday to remove provisions that would have prohibited a spouse or other family member from requesting a mail ballot application for a voter and ban any portion of the application form being highlighted.
The bill now goes to the state Senate for consideration.