Maine Statutes
§ 21-A §856 — Official returns
Maine § 21-A §856
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Bluebook
Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 21-A, § 21-A §856 (2026).
Text
Copies of the election results must be open to the public as soon as the count is completed. The warden shall prepare the official return pursuant to section 711. The official return of each voting district is derived from the totals from the official tally tape, the totals from the hand-tallies of all red-lined or unread ballots and the tally sheets used to record all valid write-in votes. Once the clerk has made the attested copies of the precinct returns, if applicable, and the total municipality return and filed these attested copies with the Secretary of State, the return becomes the official return for that municipality.
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Legislative History
PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW). PL 1995, c. 459, §109 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 310, §67 (RPR).
Nearby Sections
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§ 21 §1
Definitions§ 21 §101
Exclusive power of registrar§ 21 §102
Procedure§ 21 §102-A
Additional procedure§ 21 §103
Advance registration§ 21 §103-A
Overseas registration§ 21 §1031
Obtaining and using§ 21 §1032
Requirements for machines§ 21 §1033
Bond required§ 21 §1034
Regulations of Secretary of State§ 21 §1035
Custody§ 21 §1036
Expense of storage and maintenance§ 21 §1037
Operating instructions§ 21 §1038
Ballot labels§ 21 §1039
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Bluebook (online)
Maine § 21-A §856, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/me/21-A%20%C2%A7856.