Maine voters defeat voter ID ballot initiative, approve 'red flag' gun restrictions

Maine voters defeated a voter ID ballot initiative and approved "red flag" gun restrictions in Tuesday’s off-year election.

The voter ID and absentee ballot initiative, referred to as "Question 1," was resoundingly rejected by voters and projected to fail shortly after polls in the state closed.

"Question 1" would have required voters to present a photo ID for both in-person and absentee voting. It would also have imposed limits on the number of election drop boxes to one per municipality and required absentee voters to submit a written application before each election, according to The Associated Press...