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Watch now: Voter photo ID requirement appears headed to the ballot

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Voter ID petition, 7.7

Nebraska state Sen. Julie Slama carries boxes of signatures after a press conference hosted by Citizens for Voter ID at the Capitol on Thursday. Citizens for Voter ID submitted petitions to the secretary of state to add a voter ID requirement to the state constitution. 

Voter ID petition, 7.7

Roscoe Ricketts, son of Gov. Pete Ricketts and a campaign volunteer, poses for a photo after a press conference hosted by Citizens for Voter ID at the Capitol on Thursday. Citizens for Voter ID submitted petitions to the secretary of state to add a voter ID requirement to the state constitution. 

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