Maine § 21-A §129 Change of name or address

Maine Statutes

§ 21-A §129 — Change of name or address

Maine § 21-A §129

Title 21-AELECTIONS

Ch. 3VOTER REGISTRATION

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Bluebook

Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 21-A, § 21-A §129 (2026).

Text

Notwithstanding subchapter 9, when a voter's name is changed by marriage or other process of law or when the voter moves within a municipality, the following provisions apply.

1.Notice. The voter must give written notice to the registrar of the voter's new and former names or addresses before the close of registrations prior to election day or provide notice through the online voter registration application.

2.Correction of name or address. The registrar shall correct the voter's name or address in the central voter registration system and on the incoming voting list, and the voter must then vote under the voter's new name or in the new district on election day.

3.Failure to notify. If a voter fails to notify the registrar of a change of name or change of address before election day, th

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Notwithstanding subchapter 9, when a voter's name is changed by marriage or other process of law or when the voter moves within a municipality, the following provisions apply.
1.
Notice.
The voter must give written notice to the registrar of the voter's new and former names or addresses before the close of registrations prior to election day or provide notice through the online voter registration application.
2.
Correction of name or address.
The registrar shall correct the voter's name or address in the central voter registration system and on the incoming voting list, and the voter must then vote under the voter's new name or in the new district on election day.
3.
Failure to notify.
If a voter fails to notify the registrar of a change of name or change of address before election day, the voter must appear before the registrar on election day and follow the procedure outlined in section 661 if the voter wishes to vote, unless the registrar has already made the correction in following the procedure prescribed by section 128. If the voter wishes to exercise the right to vote, the voter must vote using the ballot or ballots for the new voting place, if applicable, on election day.
4.
Publication of substance.

Legislative History

PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 383, §2 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 695, §9 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 459, §15 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 436, §§27,28 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 426, §7 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 453, §21 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 399, §11 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 534, §8 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 409, §2 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 409, §9 (AFF). RR 2019, c. 2, Pt. B, §37 (COR). PL 2021, c. 439, §4 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 439, §15 (AFF). PL 2025, c. 397, §6 (AMD).