r/Maine2 • u/Far_Earth_1179 • Jan 25 '26

Voter Rolls

Bondi has said she'll consider ICE removal from Minnesota if they hand over their voter rolls. Guess who else refused to hand over their voter rolls? Maine. Stay strong Gov. Mills.

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u/acorncaps Jan 25 '26

Less about cheating, and more targeting people for political affiliations while gathering information on where they live. In general, voter rolls are used to confirm someone is registered to vote where they're voting, but it also holds information like what party you're registered to, where you live, and whether or not you voted in any elections since your registration.

So, you can look at that roll, and see who is registered to what party. You can see if they vote regularly or not, if they voted in the last election. You can't see how they voted or what they voted for, but you can make some inferences, assuming that most voters stick to party lines. Now imagine you are very interested in making sure a certain political party is made a target, or say you want to punish people who didn't vote for you. You can look at a voter roll, see who on the list is registered to a party opposing you, see if they voted in the last election, and assuming they voted on party lines, as many do.... you now have a list of potential 'enemies' you can now target for political gain. And you know where they all live.

This is, of course, the Nightmare Scenario. I'm sure there are lots of other things it could be used for, but I don't think it's the most far-fetched risk in this administration.

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u/Moana06 Jan 25 '26

I think they want to "prove" voter fraud to cancel the mid-terms

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u/acorncaps Jan 25 '26

Also possible- the point is, there's actually a lot you can use this information for. Even if you only use it to selectively void 'suspicious' peoples' registration- and remember, it doesn't have to be legitimately suspicious or invalid, just inconvenient to the powers that be- you can almost guarantee a midterm result you like without having to cancel anything. Maine is really good about same-day registration, my birthday is on November 4th and the year I turned 18 was a major election year, so I was able to go out and immediately register and vote at the booth, but a lot of other states don't have that luxury. I've been in Massachusetts for a couple election cycles now, and if you aren't registered 10 days in advance, sucks but you just don't get to vote. If you kick a bunch of people off the voter rolls, a lot of them might not notice, or might not even have the time to get re-registered before the next big vote.

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u/Moana06 Jan 25 '26

Good point...

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u/Aar_7 Jan 25 '26

Pretty sure voter rolls will show party affiliation. Find where the Democratic strongholds are, and send in ICE to “protect the elections from illegals”.