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There’s big news in Maine, as a bill recently introduced in the Maine state legislature would prohibit students who reside in Maine for the school year—but claim residency in other states—from voting in the state. Students would be forced to vote in their state of origin, not vote in elections, or change their permanent residency. Supporters of the bill say that it protects against voter fraud (in the form of students voting twice: once in Maine in person, and once by absentee ballot in their home town). The bill’s opponents say that the bill is a partisan attempt to disenfranchise young voters.

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