Maine § 21-A §691 Marking ballots; primary election

Maine Statutes

§ 21-A §691 — Marking ballots; primary election

Maine·Title 21-A ELECTIONS·Ch. 9 CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS

A voter shall mark the ballot at a primary election as instructed in the directions on the ballot.

1.Individual candidate method. The voter must mark the ballot as instructed in the directions on the ballot to indicate the name of each candidate for nomination for whom the voter wishes to vote.

2.Write-in vote. If the voter wishes to vote for a write-in candidate, the voter must write the name of the candidate in the blank space provided next to the write-in indicator. The voter must then mark the write-in indicator as instructed on the ballot to indicate a vote for the write-in candidate. A sticker may not be used to vote for a write-in candidate.

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A voter shall mark the ballot at a primary election as instructed in the directions on the ballot.
1.
Individual candidate method.
The voter must mark the ballot as instructed in the directions on the ballot to indicate the name of each candidate for nomination for whom the voter wishes to vote.
2.
Write-in vote.
If the voter wishes to vote for a write-in candidate, the voter must write the name of the candidate in the blank space provided next to the write-in indicator. The voter must then mark the write-in indicator as instructed on the ballot to indicate a vote for the write-in candidate. A sticker may not be used to vote for a write-in candidate.

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Legislative History

PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 473, §21 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 473, §46 (AFF). PL 2007, c. 455, §36 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 253, §29 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 304, Pt. A, §10 (AMD).