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21-A ME Rev Stat § 621-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 21-A: ELECTIONS|Chapter 9: CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS|Subchapter 1: PREELECTION PROCEDURE|Article 2: LOCAL OFFICIALS' RESPONSIBILITIES|21-A §621-A. Announcing an election

 §621-A. Announcing an election The Secretary of State shall send a notice of election to the municipal clerk, who shall announce the election as follows.   [PL 1997, c. 436, §83 (NEW).]1.  Notice posted.  The clerk shall post or have posted a notice of election, attested by the clerk, in a conspicuous public place in each voting district in the municipality at least 7 days immediately before election day and at each voting place on election day.   [PL 2003, c. 584, §7 (AMD).] 2.  Notice recorded.  The clerk shall record a copy of the notice along with the times and places of posting.   [PL 1997, c. 436, §83 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1997, c. 436, §83 (NEW). PL 2003, c. 584, §7 (AMD).
21-A ME Rev Stat § 622 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 21-A: ELECTIONS|Chapter 9: CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS|Subchapter 1: PREELECTION PROCEDURE|Article 2: LOCAL OFFICIALS' RESPONSIBILITIES|21-A §622. Warrant (REPEALED)

 §622. Warrant (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 614, §16 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 819, §§A22,23 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 459, §47 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 436, §84 (RP).
21-A ME Rev Stat § 622-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 21-A: ELECTIONS|Chapter 9: CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS|Subchapter 1: PREELECTION PROCEDURE|Article 2: LOCAL OFFICIALS' RESPONSIBILITIES|21-A §622-A. Notice of election

 §622-A. Notice of election The notice of election must contain the following items: a heading that states "Notice of Election" in bold type, the day, date and title of the election, the voting district designation, if any, the name and location of the voting place, the opening and closing times of the polls and a list of the offices and referendum questions for that election. The clerk may add times for processing absentee ballots pursuant to section 759, subsection 7.   [PL 1997, c. 436, §85 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1997, c. 436, §85 (NEW).
21-A ME Rev Stat § 623 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 21-A: ELECTIONS|Chapter 9: CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS|Subchapter 1: PREELECTION PROCEDURE|Article 2: LOCAL OFFICIALS' RESPONSIBILITIES|21-A §623. Officer's return on warrant (REPEALED)

 §623. Officer's return on warrant (REPEALED)SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 459, §48 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 436, §86 (RP).
21-A ME Rev Stat § 624 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 21-A: ELECTIONS|Chapter 9: CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS|Subchapter 1: PREELECTION PROCEDURE|Article 2: LOCAL OFFICIALS' RESPONSIBILITIES|21-A §624. Incoming voting lists; voter lists

 §624. Incoming voting lists; voter lists 1.  Posting of.  The registrar shall post a certified copy of a current voter list for each voting district at the usual voting place in that district before the polls are opened on election day. The voter list produced for purposes of this subsection must include the following information for each voter and may not include any other information: name; residence address; enrollment status; electoral district; voter status, active or inactive; voter record number; and any special designations indicating uniformed service voters, overseas voters or township voters. The portion of the voter list produced for purposes of this subsection relating to Address Confidentiality Program participants must be kept under seal and excluded from public inspection. The residence address for any voter whose address has been made confidential pursuant to section 22, subsection 3, paragraph B may not be printed on the voter list, and the words "address is confidential" must be printed on the list instead. The Secretary of State shall designate the form of the voter list produced for purposes of this subsection.   [PL 2007, c. 515, §5 (AMD).] 2.  Delivery of.  The registrar shall deliver the necessary number of certified copies of the posted voter list described in subsection 1 and the incoming voting list to the clerk by 5 p.m. on the last business day before election day. The clerk shall give the registrar a receipt for the copies.   [PL 2007, c. 515, §5 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 453, §51 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 515, §5 (AMD).
21-A ME Rev Stat § 625 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 21-A: ELECTIONS|Chapter 9: CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS|Subchapter 1: PREELECTION PROCEDURE|Article 2: LOCAL OFFICIALS' RESPONSIBILITIES|21-A §625. Posting of sample ballots

 §625. Posting of sample ballots At least 7 days before an election, the clerk shall post a sample ballot, furnished to the clerk under section 603, in a conspicuous, public place in each voting district.   [PL 2009, c. 538, §7 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW). PL 1997, c. 436, §87 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 341, §2 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 538, §7 (AMD).
21-A ME Rev Stat § 626 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 21-A: ELECTIONS|Chapter 9: CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS|Subchapter 1: PREELECTION PROCEDURE|Article 2: LOCAL OFFICIALS' RESPONSIBILITIES|21-A §626. Polling times

 §626. Polling times The following provisions apply to polling times at any election.   [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).]1.  Opening time flexible.  The polls must be opened no earlier than 6 a.m. and no later than 8 a.m. on election day, except that in municipalities with a population of less than 500, the polls must be opened no later than 10:00 a.m. The municipal officers of each municipality shall determine the time of opening the polls within these limits.   [PL 2015, c. 447, §16 (AMD).] 2.  Closing time fixed.  The polls must be closed at 8 p.m. on election day, except in municipalities of population less than 100 which may close the polls after all registered voters have voted.   A. The warden shall give all voters present at the voting place at closing time the opportunity to vote. Any person who arrives at the voting place after the time for closing the polls has passed may not vote.   [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).][PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW); PL 1985, c. 277 (AMD).] 3.  Polling times in election notice.  The municipal clerk shall state the times of opening and closing the polls in the notice of the election.   [PL 1997, c. 436, §89 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 277 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 580 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 436, §§88,89 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 342, §18 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 447, §16 (AMD).
21-A ME Rev Stat § 626-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 21-A: ELECTIONS|Chapter 9: CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS|Subchapter 1: PREELECTION PROCEDURE|Article 2: LOCAL OFFICIALS' RESPONSIBILITIES|21-A §626-A. Voting place report

 §626-A. Voting place report The municipal clerk shall file a voting place report at least 60 days before each election conducted under this Title, on a form designed by the Secretary of State, with information about each voting place, including, but not limited to, the location of each voting place, the location of each secured drop box, the times for in-person absentee voting at the clerk’s office under section 753-B, subsection 8, the poll opening time and the number of voting booths that will be used.   [PL 2021, c. 246, §4 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 2015, c. 447, §17 (NEW). PL 2021, c. 246, §4 (AMD).
21-A ME Rev Stat § 627 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 21-A: ELECTIONS|Chapter 9: CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS|Subchapter 1: PREELECTION PROCEDURE|Article 2: LOCAL OFFICIALS' RESPONSIBILITIES|21-A §627. Arrangement of voting place

 §627. Arrangement of voting place The arrangement of a voting place is governed by the following provisions.   [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).]1.  General layout.  The voting place must be arranged so that the ballot box is within view of persons present. Each voting booth must be arranged so that those outside the guardrail enclosure can see who enters and leaves it.   [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).] 2.  Guardrail.  A guardrail must be constructed so that only those inside its enclosure can approach within 6 feet of the ballot box and the voting booths.   [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).] 3.  Flag displayed.  An American flag must be displayed in each voting place at any election.   [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).] 4.  Minimum size of polling place; complaint to Secretary of State.  Municipalities must provide a polling place large enough to allow at least one worker from each political party to remain outside the guardrail enclosure as a pollwatcher. If the municipality uses an incoming voting list for a polling place that is divided into separate segments by voting district or by the alphabetic listing of voters' names, then the municipality must allow at least one worker from each political party to remain outside the guardrail enclosure as a pollwatcher at each separate segment of the voting list. Additional party workers and others are allowed if there is sufficient space at the polling place. If the space at the polling place is so limited that the presence of the additional party workers and others would interfere with the election process, the warden shall prohibit their presence. If the chair of any party's state committee submits a written complaint to the Secretary of State at least 60 days before an election, the Secretary of State shall authorize an inspection of the polling place considered to be too small to allow party workers access. If the Secretary of State finds a polling place to be too small to allow party workers access, the Secretary of State shall instruct the municipal officers to change the location of the polling place to one of a suitable size. The municipal officers shall advertise the change of the polling place at least 3 times in the daily or weekly newspaper, or both, that covers the area.   [PL 2007, c. 455, §24 (AMD).] 5.  Rulemaking.  The Secretary of State may adopt rules governing pollwatchers, additional party workers and others present in the polling place as described in subsection 4. Rules adopted pursuant to this subsection are routine technical rules as defined in Title 5, chapter 375, subchapter 2-A.   [PL 2021, c. 246, §5 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 459, §49 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 310, §33 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 455, §24 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 246, §5 (AMD).
21-A ME Rev Stat § 628 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 21-A: ELECTIONS|Chapter 9: CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS|Subchapter 1: PREELECTION PROCEDURE|Article 2: LOCAL OFFICIALS' RESPONSIBILITIES|21-A §628. Care and custody of ballot box

 §628. Care and custody of ballot box The care and custody of an official ballot box are governed by the following provisions.   [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).]1.  Custody during election.  The ballot box is in the custody of the warden of each voting place during an election. The warden is responsible for requiring that it is attended constantly. The warden shall return it to the clerk at the close of the election.   [RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. B, §52 (COR).] 2.  Custody at other times.  At other times, the ballot box is in the custody of the clerk. The clerk shall keep it in good repair and shall provide safe storage for it at the expense of the municipality, subject to the supervision of the Secretary of State.   [RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. B, §53 (COR).] 3.  Defective, lost or destroyed.  If a ballot box becomes defective, lost or destroyed, the clerk must notify the Secretary of State in writing and the Secretary of State shall approve a replacement at the expense of the municipality.   [PL 1999, c. 426, §19 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 459, §50 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 426, §19 (AMD). RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. B, §§52, 53 (COR).
21-A ME Rev Stat § 630 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 21-A: ELECTIONS|Chapter 9: CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS|Subchapter 1: PREELECTION PROCEDURE|Article 2: LOCAL OFFICIALS' RESPONSIBILITIES|21-A §630. Accessible voting places for persons with physical disabilities

 §630. Accessible voting places for persons with physical disabilities 1.  Definitions.  As used in this section, unless the context indicates otherwise, the following terms have the following meanings:   A. "Accessible voting place" means a voting place in a building in which the part of the building set aside for voting meets the requirements for accessible routes described in Title 5, chapter 337, subchapter 5.   [PL 2011, c. 613, §24 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 613, §29 (AFF).]B.   [PL 1999, c. 252, §1 (RP).][PL 2011, c. 613, §24 (AMD); PL 2011, c. 613, §29 (AFF).] 2.  Voting places.  By April 1, 2000, all publicly owned buildings that are used as voting places must be accessible as defined in subsection 1. By July 1, 2001, each municipality shall ensure that all privately owned facilities used by the municipality as voting places are accessible as defined in subsection 1.   A.   [PL 1995, c. 459, §53 (RP).]B.   [PL 1999, c. 252, §1 (RP).][PL 1999, c. 252, §1 (AMD).] 3.  Alternative paper ballots.   [PL 1999, c. 252, §1 (RP).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 383, §10 (AMD). PL 1989, c. 502, §A63 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 459, §53 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 436, §91 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 252, §1 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 613, §24 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 613, §29 (AFF). PL 2021, c. 348, §28 (AMD).
21-A ME Rev Stat § 631 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 21-A: ELECTIONS|Chapter 9: CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS|Subchapter 1: PREELECTION PROCEDURE|Article 2: LOCAL OFFICIALS' RESPONSIBILITIES|21-A §631. Voting districts

 §631. Voting districts A municipality may be divided into voting districts as follows.   [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).]1.  Procedure.  The municipal officers may divide a town or ward into convenient voting districts after public notice and hearing held at least 90 days before an election. After the hearing, the municipal officers shall prepare a certificate defining the limits of each district. The municipal officers shall file the certificate with the clerk who shall record it. The clerk shall immediately file an attested copy of the certificate with the Secretary of State. The clerk shall post an attested copy of the certificate in a conspicuous, public place in the town or ward, and shall publish it in at least one newspaper having general circulation in the municipality at least 30 days before election day. Voting districts, once established, may be consolidated into a lesser number of districts by following the same procedure. Voting districts may be established or consolidated under this section for all or only certain classes of elections.   [PL 2007, c. 455, §27 (AMD).] 2.  Division terminates office.  The division of a town or ward terminates the office of election officials previously elected or appointed from it.   [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).] 3.  Appointment of wardens and ward clerks.  At least 10 days before the election, the municipal officers shall appoint a warden, a ward clerk in a city and at least 2 election clerks for each voting place created by the division. Election clerks must be nominated as provided in section 503-A.   [PL 2019, c. 64, §3 (AMD).] 4.  Officials sworn.  Before assuming the duties of office, the officials appointed under this section must be sworn by the clerk who shall record the fact of their having been sworn.   [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).] 5.  Term and duties.  The appointed election officials shall perform the same duties at elections as those regularly chosen and shall hold office for the same term.   [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).] 6.  Voting districts.  Voting districts are defined as wards that may be further divided into precincts.   [PL 1995, c. 459, §54 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 459, §54 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 426, §20 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 455, §27 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 64, §3 (AMD).
21-A ME Rev Stat § 631-A (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 21-A: ELECTIONS|Chapter 9: CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS|Subchapter 1: PREELECTION PROCEDURE|Article 2: LOCAL OFFICIALS' RESPONSIBILITIES|21-A §631-A. Voting places

 §631-A. Voting places 1.  Establishing suitable voting places.  If the municipal officers determine that there is no building within a voting district that is suitable for a voting place, as described in section 627, the municipal officers may, subject to the approval of the Secretary of State, establish a voting place outside the voting district in a suitable building that is as close as possible to the voting district and as convenient as possible to the voters of the voting district.   [PL 2007, c. 455, §28 (NEW).] 2.  Consolidating voting places.  The municipal officers may, after public notice and hearing held at least 90 days before an election, and subject to the approval of the Secretary of State, consolidate voting places so that more than one voting district votes in the same voting place. When voting places are consolidated under this process, the voters from the different voting districts may vote in the same or separate guardrail enclosures in the building.   [PL 2007, c. 455, §28 (NEW).] 3.  Change of voting place.  If the municipal officers wish to change the location of a voting place, they must apply to the Secretary of State at least 60 days before the next statewide election, unless an emergency exists. The Secretary of State shall design the application form. The Secretary of State must approve the application before the voting place may be changed.   [PL 2011, c. 342, §21 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 2007, c. 455, §28 (NEW). PL 2011, c. 342, §21 (AMD).
21-A ME Rev Stat § 632 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 21-A: ELECTIONS|Chapter 9: CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS|Subchapter 1: PREELECTION PROCEDURE|Article 2: LOCAL OFFICIALS' RESPONSIBILITIES|21-A §632. Separate voting places; reimbursement of election expense

 §632. Separate voting places; reimbursement of election expense 1.  Voting places in unorganized townships.  The procedure for establishing a voting place in unorganized townships is as follows.   A. The commissioners of each county may provide or contract with a municipality to provide a voting place in any unorganized township in their county, for all state and national elections, including primary elections, where all residents of unorganized places entitled to vote in municipalities near the township, under section 156, may cast their ballots under conditions provided in this section.   [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).]B. The registrar of the contracting municipality shall designate the voters as township voters, pursuant to section 156, in the central voter registration system and shall include their names on the incoming voting list for the contracting municipality.   [PL 2005, c. 453, §52 (AMD).]C. The conduct of elections at that voting place shall be the same as in municipalities and all provisions of the Revised Statutes with respect to voting districts are applicable to that voting place. The powers and duties of the municipal officers in such case are conferred upon the commissioners or the municipal officers of the contracting municipality.   [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).]D. Upon receipt of a petition signed by at least 10 persons qualified to vote under section 156, the commissioners shall provide or contract with a municipality to provide a voting place in the unorganized township provided in the petition.   [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).][PL 2005, c. 453, §52 (AMD).] 2.  Reimbursement of election expense.  The county commissioners shall reimburse the municipality for those expenses incurred in the conduct of elections held under this section.   [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).] 3.  Notice to Secretary of State.  The county commissioners shall notify the Secretary of State of all unorganized territories for which voting places are contracted or provided. They shall also notify the Secretary of State of those unorganized territories for which provision of voting places has been discontinued. Notification must be made at least 120 days before the election in which it will be effective.   [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW). PL 2005, c. 453, §52 (AMD).
21-A ME Rev Stat § 633 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 21-A: ELECTIONS|Chapter 9: CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS|Subchapter 1: PREELECTION PROCEDURE|Article 2: LOCAL OFFICIALS' RESPONSIBILITIES|21-A §633. Election expenses

 §633. Election expenses Except for the added expenses incurred by a municipality under section 632, each municipality shall pay for the expense it incurs in calling, holding and reporting the results of an election. The State shall pay for other election expenses incurred as a result of the performance by state officials of their duties under this Title.   [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).
21-A ME Rev Stat § 652 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 21-A: ELECTIONS|Chapter 9: CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS|Subchapter 2: ELECTION PROCEDURE|Article 1: MATERIALS|21-A §652. Certified incoming voting list and official ballot box

 §652. Certified incoming voting list and official ballot box The certified copies of the incoming voting list provided by the registrar and official ballot boxes must be used exclusively at each voting place. If it becomes impossible to use the official ballot box, the warden shall direct the method by which voting is to proceed. The warden shall record the reason why the ballot box was not used and shall place an attested copy of this record in the package with the ballots cast.   [PL 2005, c. 453, §53 (AMD).]SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 459, §56 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 453, §53 (AMD).
21-A ME Rev Stat § 661 (2021)
2021 Maine Revised Statutes|TITLE 21-A: ELECTIONS|Chapter 9: CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS|Subchapter 2: ELECTION PROCEDURE|Article 2: POWERS AND DUTIES OF OFFICIALS|21-A §661. Registrar

 §661. Registrar The registrar shall hold office hours as long as the polls are open on any election day for the following purposes.   [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).]1.  Error in incoming voting list.  The registrar shall correct any error in the incoming voting list or central voter registration system that might otherwise deprive a voter of the voter's franchise.   A. A voter who is prevented from voting because the voter's name or address does not appear correctly on the incoming voting list may request the registrar to correct it.   [PL 2005, c. 453, §54 (AMD).]B. If the name or address of the voter was omitted by error from or placed incorrectly on the incoming voting list, the registrar shall issue a certificate to the voter containing the voter's correct name and address and directed to the warden of the appropriate voting place. The registrar shall correct the name and address on the incoming voting list and in the central voter registration system.   [PL 2005, c. 453, §54 (AMD).]C. On receipt of the certificate, the warden shall allow the person named in it to vote, check the voter's name on the certificate as having voted and attach the certificate securely to the incoming voting list.   [PL 2005, c. 453, §54 (AMD).][PL 2005, c. 453, §54 (AMD).] 2.  Change of name or address.  The registrar shall change a name or address on the incoming voting list.   A. A voter whose name or address has changed as provided in section 129 may request the registrar to change it on the incoming voting list and in the central voter registration system.   [PL 2005, c. 453, §54 (AMD).]B. The registrar shall issue a certificate to the voter, who may vote as provided in subsection 1.   [PL 2005, c. 453, §54 (AMD).][PL 2005, c. 453, §54 (AMD).] 3.  Registration and enrollment.  The registrar shall accept registrations under section 122 and shall accept the enrollment of any voter under section 143-A.   [PL 2019, c. 371, §19 (AMD).] SECTION HISTORY PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 614, §17 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 453, §54 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 371, §19 (AMD).