Register to vote online using your state-issued driver's license or ID number.
To vote absentee/by mail:
- Be registered to vote. Not sure if you're registered? Look it up at the Secretary of State's portal!
- Submit your absentee application request online.
- Absentee applications are due by November 3rd, 2024. Be sure to get yours in early so there's time for them to mail you your ballot and time for you mail it back by election day.
- Your ballot will be mailed to you.
- Follow up with your election official's office to make sure you receive your ballot. Contact information for election officials is found here.
- Your ballot may require postage, a witness signature and/or notary service before you mail it back. Instructions will be on the ballot itself.
Track your ballot! Main Ballot Status Request https://apps.web.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/AbsenteeBallot/ballot_status.pl
Information current as of 9/1/2024. For the most recent updates, see the Bureau of Elections website.
