Maine § 21-A §121-A-3 Deadline for registration

Maine Statutes

§ 21-A §121-A-3 — Deadline for registration

Maine § 21-A §121-A-3

Title 21-AELECTIONS

Ch. 3VOTER REGISTRATION

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 21-A, § 21-A §121-A-3 (2026).

Text

1.Registration deadline. The deadlines for receipt of voter registration applications are as follows:

2.Closed period. The 20-day period before an election is the closed period. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the applicable registrar must receive a voter registration application before the start of the closed period in order for the applicant's name to appear on the incoming voter list for that election.

3.Notice required. An applicant who attempts to register to vote within 30 days of an election by any method other than in-person registration, online registration or automatic voter registration under section 232 or section 233 must be advised that the registrar might not receive the application before the closed period, but that the applicant may register in person a

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1.
Registration deadline.
The deadlines for receipt of voter registration applications are as follows:
2.
Closed period.
The 20-day period before an election is the closed period. Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, the applicable registrar must receive a voter registration application before the start of the closed period in order for the applicant's name to appear on the incoming voter list for that election.
3.
Notice required.
An applicant who attempts to register to vote within 30 days of an election by any method other than in-person registration, online registration or automatic voter registration under section 232 or section 233 must be advised that the registrar might not receive the application before the closed period, but that the applicant may register in person any time before the close of the polls on election day.
4.
Deadlines for transferring voter registration applications.
The following provisions govern deadlines for transferring voter registration applications.
5.
Registrar to send notice of disposition.
The registrar shall send the notice of disposition required by section 122 no later than the 18th day before election day to all voters whose voter registration applications were submitted online, submitted by mail or submitted by a 3rd person as long as the registrar received the voter registration application by the 21st day before election day.

Legislative History

PL 2011, c. 534, §5 (NEW). PL 2021, c. 439, §3 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 439, §15 (AFF). PL 2023, c. 291, §2 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 291, §4 (AFF). PL 2025, c. 397, §3 (RPR).