AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine voters will decide next month whether to approve new restrictions on absentee voting, including eliminating two days of voting, ending automatic absentee status for seniors and people with disabilities, banning prepaid postage on ballot envelopes, and limiting the number of drop boxes.

The ballot question also proposes prohibiting absentee ballot requests by phone or through family members, and requiring voters to show certain photo identification before voting.

The exact wording of the question reads, " Do you want to change Maine election laws to eliminate two days of absentee voting, prohibit requests for absentee ballots by phone or family members, end ongoing absentee voter status for seniors and people with disabilities, ban prepaid postage on absentee ballo

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