LINCOLN- The group seeking to place a voter ID initiative on the November ballot announced that it has enlisted Gov. Pete Ricketts to help round up last-minute signatures for the effort.

Citizens for Voter ID announced that Governor Ricketts will appear in multiple town hall meetings in eastern Nebraska in the coming weeks.

“These town halls will be a great opportunity not only to hear how the petition effort for voter ID is going, but how voter ID will enhance, secure, and protect election integrity,” said State Sen. Julie Slama, who is a named sponsor of the petition drive.

The group will need to submit valid signatures of 10% of the registered voters in the state — about 124,000 — by the July 7 deadline to qualify the proposed constitutional amendment for the November ballot.

The proposal would require voters to present “valid photographic identification” in order to vote. Thirty-five states currently have laws requiring voters to show some form of ID at the polls.

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