Code of Maine Rules
29 - DEPARTMENT OF THE SECRETARY OF STATE
250 - BUREAU OF MOTOR VEHICLES
Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions
Chapter 550 - RULES FOR DETERMINING VOTER INTENT
Section 250-550-1 - DEFINITIONS

1. Voting indicator. "Voting indicator" means the space provided next to the name of each candidate and ballot question choice, to be used for marking a vote in accordance with a particular type of ballot.

NOTE: On optical scan ballots currently in use, the write-in indicator is a broken arrow or an oval. On hand-counted paper ballots, it is a square.

2. Write-in candidate. A "write-in candidate" is a person whose name does not appear on the printed ballot under the office designation to which a voter may wish to elect the candidate.