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Maine: Voter Guide
Registration:
6/7

Automatic voter registration

Online voter registration

Pre-registration before turning 18

Number of days prior to election a voter must be registered is 15 days or less

Online voter registration closes 15 days or less before Election Day

Registration drives

Same day registration offered in all elections

Same day registration located at polling place

Same day registration offered only during early voting

Accessibility:
4/8

All mail voting

In-person early voting

Amount of early voting days is higher than 7

Election day is a state holiday

No-excuse mail voting

12+ hours of open polls

Paid time off work to vote

Time off work to vote

Requirements:
3/3

Felons can vote after incarceration with completion of sentence

Felons can vote immediately after incarceration

Felons can vote while incarcerated

No ID required to vote

Mental competency not required to register

Non-photo ID required to vote

Photo-ID required to vote

Upcoming Elections

There are no upcoming elections. Sign up for email or text notifications prior to important election dates.

Voting Qualifications

Resident of Maine and the municipality in which you want to vote
United States Citizen
18+ Years of Age

Deadlines

In Person - 
Election Day
Mail - 
Received 21 business days before Election Day
Mail - 
Application for absentee ballot requested 5 days or more before Election Day
Mail - 
Voted ballot due by Election Day
In Person - 
Between 5 and 30 days before Election Day

More Information

Voters must check the box if they want to be a member of one of the four qualified political parties (the Democratic Party, the Green Independent Party, the Libertarian Party or the Republican Party) in Maine, in order to participate in party primaries, caucuses, conventions or other political party activities. Voters who check “Other qualifying party” (with or without writing a designation on the line provided) and voters who choose Unenrolled (no party choice) will be designated as “U” on the voting list and will not be eligible to vote in party primaries, caucuses and conventions, but can vote in other elections. Unenrolled voters may register with a party on the front primary day to vote in that party's primary.

Any registered Maine voter may apply for an absentee ballot and vote by mail.



A voter in Maine does not have to present identification at the polls unless he or she is registering on Election Day.


If you’re registering to vote on Election Day, you may need to show your Maine driver’s license, Maine state ID card, or a current utility bill, bank statement, government check, paycheck, or government document that shows your name and address when you registered.