The Aporia · Troy Jackson trashes voter ID requirement, relies on big fat binder of notes in first Maine Senate debate with Susan Collins

Ryan King

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President Trump had made passage of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act a top legislative priority this year, which would require proof of citizenship to vote, but the measure has stalled in the Senate. Democrats contended that such a requirement would be too burdensome on ordinary voters.

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🔮 President Trump had made passage of the Safeguard American Voter Eligibility (SAVE) America Act a top legislative priority this year, which would require proof of citizenship to vote, but the measure has stalled in the Senate. Democrats contended that such a requirement would be too burdensome on ordinary voters.

2026-10-07 · New York Post

Troy Jackson trashes voter ID requirement, relies on big fat binder of notes in first Maine Senate debate with Susan Collins · assertive framing

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Maine Senate hopeful Troy Jackson came out against the use of voter ID to combat electoral fraud during his first debate against Sen. Susan Collins, in which he frequently leaned on notes in a hulking binder. asserted

he → come → binder

The former logger argued that noncitizens are already prohibited from casting ballots in elections and insinuated that the election integrity measure is unnecessary. “No, as a working logger, many times I went to the polls without my ID,” he said during the debate. asserted

he → argue → debate

Collins (R-Maine) countered that “Only Americans should vote in American elections. asserted

Americans → counter → elections

I don’t think that’s too much to ask.” asserted

that → think → ?

“It’s already the law,” Jackson shot back. asserted

Jackson → ’ → ?

requirement → make → voters

The question during Tuesday’s debate, however, centered around a much simpler requirement of just an ID. asserted

question → center → ID

A Pew Research survey last year found that 83% of respondents backed voter ID. asserted

% → find → ID

There have been some instances of ineligible individuals casting votes in US elections. asserted

individuals → cast → elections

Over the summer, New Jersey faced controversy after Gov. Mikie Sherrill (D) revealed that some 400 non-citizens cast ballots illegally since 2023 after they were wrongly added to the voter rolls. asserted

they → face → rolls

Tuesday marked the first of four debates between Collins and Jackson. asserted

Tuesday → mark → Collins

During the verbal bout, the former Maine state Senate president brought a thick white binder full of notes that he referenced frequently during the debate. asserted

he → bring → debate

Jackson was often seen glancing at those notes during key moments, such as his opening statement and issues that were likely anticipated, including Collins’ past support for Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh. asserted

that → see → Kavanaugh

At times, he also ruffled through pages in his binder. asserted

he → ruffle → binder

The two candidates are supposedly expected to go without notes during Thursday’s debate, The Post has been told. asserted

Post → expect → debate

In contrast, Collins brought what appeared to be a small folder with some notes and only seemed to reference them a couple of times, including during the question she prepared for Jackson in which she ripped him for struggling to get bills through the state legislature. asserted

she → bring → legislature

“In your more than 20 years in the legislature, more than one third of your bills were unanimously rejected in committee,” she said. asserted

she → reject → committee

“You couldn’t even find one Democrat on the committee to support a third of your bills.” asserted

You → find → bills

“If you can’t find one person in your own party to vote for your bills when you were the Senate president in Maine, how do you think you’re going to get things done in a closely divided Senate as the most junior senator?” asserted

things → find → senator

Jackson, meanwhile, used the one question he was given to blast Collins over her 2018 vote to confirm Kavanaugh to the Supreme Court. asserted

he → use → Court

“What will it take for you to admit you are ever wrong?” he asked her after sounding off about her vote for Kavanaugh. asserted

he → take → Kavanaugh

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