Voting-related measures on November ballots include a voter ID push targeting mail-in ballots
Advocates for greater voter identification requirements are pursuing a new approach in some states: a mandate to place driver's license or partial Social Security numbers on mail-in ballots. Variations of the voter ID proposals are being decided in the midterm elections in California, Colorado and Nevada — three states where conservative activists collected petition signatures to bypass Democratic-led legislatures and place the issue directly before voters. The voter ID measures are among 30...
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- Voting-related measures on November ballots include a voter ID push targeting mail-in ballots
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Wed, 21 Oct 2026
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Tue, 20 Oct 2026
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