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Voting Rights

Maine Resources

The articles and links on this page contain information about the voting process in Maine, as well as other resources. If you feel you have been denied the opportunity to vote, please discuss the situation with the local clerk or warden. If you cannot resolve the issue, contact the Elections Division at 207-624-7650.

 

To be eligible to vote in Maine, you must be 18 years old, a United States Citizen, and a resident of the municipality in which you want to vote: http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/right.htm


Voter Eligibility in Maine: https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/voter-info/right.html


Absentee Voting: https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/voter-info/absent.html


Maine Voter Guide: https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/voter-info/voterguide.html


Maine Department of the Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions
Division of Elections and Commissions: 
http://www.state.me.us/sos/cec/elec/elec.htm


Maine eDemocracy Portal, Information about voting and access to democracy:
https://www.maine.gov/portal/government/edemocracy/voter_lookup.php


Maine eDemocracy Elections & Voting Page:
http://www.maine.gov/portal/government/edemocracy/elections_voting.html


Maine Electoral Districts based on the 2003 Apportionment (Find out your voting district):
https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/apport/index.html


MyPollingPlace.com: Where to vote, Wherever you are: http://www.mypollingplace.com/

 

The Help America Vote Act of 2002 (HAVA): http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/hava/

More Information: http://www.usdoj.gov/crt/voting/hava/hava.html

Enacted by Congress on October 29, 2002, is the most significant piece of federal election reform legislation in the past 30 years. The federal law seeks to enhance the accessibility and integrity of elections across the country and authorizes federal funding to assist states in meeting the law's requirements. HAVA presents Maine with an exciting opportunity to enhance our elections with an unprecedented level of resources.


HAVAInfo.org: General Information: https://www.eac.gov/about_the_eac/help_america_vote_act.aspx


ADA Checklist for Polling Places: http://www.ada.gov/votingck.htm

National Resources

People with Disabilities and Voting- The Center for An Accessible Society:
http://www.accessiblesociety.org/topics/voting


Legal strategies to Expand the Voting Rights of Citizens with Disabilities Bazelon Center:
http://www.bazelon.org/issues/voting


Advocates Guide to the Help America Vote Act of 2002:
http://www.aapd-dc.org/dvpmain/elreform/dvpadvoguideHAVA.html


Diebold and the Disabled: https://www.wired.com/2004/10/diebold-and-the-disabled/


Statement of Principles on Electronic Voting: Leadership Conference on Civil Rights:
http://www.civilrights.org/issues/voting/details.cfm?id=18481


Painting Happy Faces on Black Boxes By Diane Farsetta, AlterNet:
http://www.alternet.org/story/19423

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