Code of Maine Rules
29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions
Chapter 525 - RULES FOR ADMINISTERING THE CENTRAL ISSUANCE AND PROCESSING OF UOCAVA ABSENTEE BALLOTS
Section 250-525-3 - Receipt of Absentee Ballots from UOCAVA Voters
Current through 2024-38, September 18, 2024
UOCAVA voters may return their voted ballot(s) to the Secretary of State by mail or by an electronic transmission method approved by the Secretary of State. The transmission of an image of a voted ballot by e-mail or fax is an approved method of electronic transmission.
1. By mail. When the Secretary of State receives a return envelope apparently containing an absentee ballot the Secretary of State shall follow the procedures provided in 21-A M.R.S. §756.
2. By authorized electronic means. Upon receipt of one or more faxed or emailed ballot image(s) from a voter, the Secretary of State shall immediately place an Absentee Ballot Privacy Sheet on top of the voted ballot(s) and fold the ballots around the privacy sheet so that the voting contents are concealed, place the ballots into an absentee ballot return envelope, and attach the voter's signed affidavit to the outside of the envelope. The Secretary of State shall then follow the procedures provided in 21-A M.R.S. §756.
