Code of Maine Rules
29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions
Chapter 536 - RULES ESTABLISHING PROCEDURES FOR REQUESTING AND CONDUCTING RECOUNTS OF ELECTIONS DETERMINED BY RANKED-CHOICE VOTING
Section 250-536-3 - DEPOSIT FOR RECOUNT

1. Deadline for payment of deposit. The candidate requesting a recount must pay the deposit required by 21-A M.R.S.A. §737-A, sub-§1 or 1- A, as applicable, at the time the written and signed request for the recount is submitted to the Secretary of State, or after the estimated cost of performing the first stage of the recount is calculated, whichever occurs later. If Candidate C requests the recount, the deposit must be calculated based on the percentage difference between the total votes that Candidate C received in the penultimate round and the total votes received by the apparent winner in the penultimate round of ranked-choice voting.

2. Multiple candidates requesting recount for same office. If more than one candidate requests a recount for the same statewide or multicounty office, each candidate must pay a deposit, but the final cost of the recount will be shared among each requesting candidate for each stage in which they remain a participant in the recount.

3. Form of payment for deposit. Payment must be in the form of a check or money order.