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Maine secretary of state calls Trump's changes to elections 'unconstitutional'

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New voting tabulators are pictured at the Registrars of Voters Office, Thursday, March 27, 2025, in Vernon, Conn. (Jessica Hill/AP)
New voting tabulators are pictured at the Registrars of Voters Office, Thursday, March 27, 2025, in Vernon, Conn. (Jessica Hill/AP)

Here & Now's Robin Young asks Maine Secretary of State Shenna Bellows about election changes ordered by President Trump.

Trump signed an executive order last week spelling out changes such as requiring government-issued ID to register to vote, as well as the completion of all ballot- counting by the end of Election Day. Democratic Party leaders are suing to stop the order.

This segment aired on April 1, 2025.

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