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Susan Collins: “You should have to show some sort of voter id.”

Featuring: Susan Collins, Republican | U.S. Senate Maine

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Sen. Susan Collins on why she backs the 'Save Act'

Published | Video Starts at 00:44

We asked her about her support for the America Act, a Trump backed voting reform bill that would require proof of US Citizenship when you register to vote, and it would require you to show a government issued photo ID at the polls. You should have to show some sort of voter id. After all, we have to show a license or some sort of ID when we board an airplane, when we buy an alcoholic beverage, when we stay at a hotel. (00:44–00:48)

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Asserts that voters should be required to show some form of identification to vote.

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