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Nebraska Lawmaker Presents Voter ID Bill
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Senator Charlie Janssen is again pushing to pass a voter identification law in Nebraska.

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Janssen presented his proposal Thursday to the Legislature's Government, Military and Veterans Affairs Committee.

His measure would require voters to show government-issued photo identifications before casting a ballot. The bill would require the Department of Motor Vehicles to issue identification cards to qualified voters who don't have a driver's license or other IDs.

The measure wouldn't apply to early voters or mail-in ballots, unless a person hasn't voted before.

Lawmakers killed a similar measure last year with a filibuster.