VOTING MATTERS!

With this Sunday, May 10, marking 30 days until the Primary Election on June 9 and absentee voting getting underway statewide on Monday, May 11, the Office of the Secretary of State provided an update about Maine’s election processes for this stage of the election cycle.

KEY DATES TO KNOW:

Registering in person:  Close of the polls on Election Day.

Registering by mail or 3rd person:  Received by the voter’s town or city by close of business 21 days before Election Day.  (For June 2026 Primary:  May 19, 2026).

Registering online:  5 pm on the 21st day before Election Day.  (For June 2026 Primary:  May 19, 2026).

Registration through Automatic Voter Registration at the BMV: Midnight on the 7th day before Election Day.  (For June 2026 Primary – June 2, 2026).

UOCAVA voters in Title 21-A section 777-A by mail or electronically:  By Noon the day before Election Day  (For June 2026 primary:  June 8, 2026).

Deadline to request absentee ballots from a municipal clerk:  Request must be received by the voter’s town or city three business days before Election Day  (For June 2026 Primary:  by close of business in a voter’s town on Thursday, June 4) unless special circumstances exist.

In-person absentee voting:  For June 2026 Primary begins Monday, May 11, until close of business on Thursday, June 4, subject to office hours by town.

Mainers who are unsure if they are registered to vote should contact their municipal clerk’s office. Registered voters who need to update their registration, such as with a new address or party enrollment may do so online at maine.gov/vote.