ME · How to vote
Voting in Maine.
Three ways to vote, three deadlines. ID rules and vote-by-mail policy below — verify the specifics with the Maine Secretary of State at the link.
1Official source of record
Maine Secretary of State — Elections
VOTER ID REQUIREMENTS
Maine does not require ID to vote. Voters may be asked to verify identity by other means if challenged.
VOTE BY MAIL
Any registered voter may request an absentee ballot. No excuse required. Maine also allows same-day voter registration.
3NCSL voter ID requirements2026-04-153NCSL absentee + VBM rules2026-04-15
Official action — ME
The state’s own tools, with links to verify.
Each card below routes to the official Maine system. Where the state delegates to county Supervisors of Elections, the card says so honestly.
Statewide→
Check my registration
Not available
Register / update online
**ME has NO online voter registration.** Paper form only, returned to municipal clerk. EDR available at the polls.
Statewide→
Find my polling place
Statewide→
Preview my ballot
Sample ballot surfaces in lookup tool.
Statewide→
Request a mail ballot
Online request. **Ongoing-absentee status added 2025-12-31** — voter can opt in once and receive ballots automatically.
Statewide→
Track my mail ballot
Tracker rolled in.
Statewide→
See who's on the ballot
2026 primary nomination-petition window 2026-01-01 → 2026-03-16. Independent window through 2026-06-01.
Statewide→
Statewide ballot measures
Zero statewide measures certified for Nov 2026 (as of 2026-03-16). Active people's-veto / citizen's-initiative process.
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Live + past results
Per-cycle PDFs and CSVs. NO live election-night portal — towns report up.
Statewide→
Election calendar
State primary 2026-06-09, general 2026-11-03.
1UOCAVA · military & overseas voters
Federal deadlines for Maine
Active-duty service members, their families, and U.S. citizens overseas have separate deadlines under UOCAVA. Sourced live from the U.S. Federal Voting Assistance Program.
2026-06-09Ballot Request — State PrimaryReceived by
2026-06-09Ballot Return — State PrimaryReceived by
2026-06-09Registration — State PrimaryReceived by
2026-11-03Ballot Request — General ElectionReceived by
2026-11-03Ballot Return — General ElectionReceived by
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