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Maine rejects sweeping voter ID requirements while Texas passes amendment to enshrine ban on noncitizens voting

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    40% ReliableAverage

  • Policy Leaning

    -24% Somewhat Left

  • Politician Portrayal

    -54% Negative

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-12% Negative

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Contributing sentiments towards policy:

50% : Proponents of the voter ID push said it's about making sure legal votes count in the state.
48% : PORTLAND, Maine (AP) -- Maine and Texas are the latest states to become involved in a nationwide Republican push to enact strict voter ID laws and highlight the exceedingly rare problem of noncitizen voting, with voters set to decide ballot measures on those issues Tuesday.
33% : Maine Gov. Janet Mills is one of many Democrats in the state who spoke out against the voter ID initiative.
27% : READ MORE: Maine voters approve red flag gun law after mass shooting that killed 18 Meanwhile, voters in Maine rejected a sweeping proposal centered on voter ID.

*Our bias meter rating uses data science including sentiment analysis, machine learning and our proprietary algorithm for determining biases in news articles. Bias scores are on a scale of -100% to 100% with higher negative scores being more liberal and higher positive scores being more conservative, and 0% being neutral. The rating is an independent analysis and is not affiliated nor sponsored by the news source or any other organization.

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