Cumberland County District Attorney Jackie Sartoris Talks Election Security on the WCME Midcoast Morning Buzz

On this primary election day, some Republican activists are at various polling places seeking petition signatures in a move for a statewide referendum aimed at requiring people to present photo identification to vote.

But on the WCME Midcoast Morning Buzz, Cumberland County District Attorney Jackie Sartoris says it’s a solution in search of a problem–and says there is no evidence that anyone is voting who shouldn’t be voting, and no evidence that anyone is voting under any identity other than their own. Sartoris also says the voter ID movement is about suppressing the votes of lower income people who might not be as likely to possess a photo ID and who tend to vote Democratic.

You may hear the full interview with Jackie Sartoris here.