According to those at the gathering, 170,000 signatures from all 16 counties, more than double the required amount, were submitted with hopes of getting the citizen-led bill onto the ballot.

Dozens of supporters for voter ID gathered in Augusta on Monday to turn in nearly 200,000 signatures with the goal of putting this citizens' referendum on the ballot. "Maine citizens have stepped up and said voter ID is what we want to see,

The Star-Spangled Banner rang through the halls of the State House Monday afternoon as volunteers from the Voter ID for ME campaign sang as they carried more than a dozen boxes full of petition signatures to the Maine Secretary of State’s office.

While supporters say the measure will strengthen faith in democracy, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows and others share concerns.

You will soon have to show a picture ID to vote in Maine if one conservative group gets its way. Organizers turned in what they say are more than 170,000 signatures, more than is required to force a state-wide vote on the issue.