By PATRICK WHITTLE Associated Press

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Maine and Texas are the latest states to become involved in a nationwide Republican push to enact strict voter ID laws and highlight the exceedingly rare problem of noncitizen voting, with voters set to decide ballot measures on those issues Tuesday.

Texas voters approved a measure to amend the state constitution to add “persons who are not citizens of the United States” to the list of those excluded from participating in elections.

Meanwhile, voters in Maine rejected a sweeping proposal centered on voter ID. The initiative would implement a photo ID requirement for voters, limit the use of drop boxes for returning completed ballots and make numerous changes to the state’s absentee voting system.

Proponents said the initiatives

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