Policy Research Maine Voter ID: At What Price? The Cost to Implement a Voter ID Law in Maine

Maine Voter ID: At What Price? The Cost to Implement a Voter ID Law in Maine

Jody Harris
November 19, 2012

Categories: Taxes and Budget
Tags: Budget

In 2011, legislators considered a bill requiring all Maine voters to present photo identification before they are allowed to vote. The legislature subsequently amended the bill to study Maine’s election laws. To inform this evaluation, the Maine Center for Economic Policy (MECEP) analyzed the costs to implement a voter identification (ID) law in Maine. MECEP estimates a minimum implementation cost for voter ID for three years at $3.8 million.

Maine Voter ID: At What Price?

Jody Harris

Jody provides financial management, oversees grants administration, and manages board relations, and serves as MECEP’s policy lead on consumer finance protections. She has over 30 years of experience in public management serving in policy roles in Maine state government under four governors and as town manager in two Maine towns. She has a master’s degree in public administration from the University of Maine.

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