As online and mail-in voter registration came to an end at the close of business Tuesday, Mainers are still able to easily get registered to vote ahead of the upcoming election on November 4.
Because Maine has same-day voter registration, anyone who is eligible to vote may register in-person at their local town hall from now until election day.
Registration will be open through the Bureau of Motor Vehicles (BMV) until October 28.
Anyone who is unsure of their voter registration status may contact their local municipal clerk’s office to check.
Contact information for all Maine municipal clerks and registrars is available here. A statewide online lookup tool is not currently available.
To register, prospective voters must be United States citizens, residents of Maine, and over the age of 16. That said, only Mainers who will be at least 18 on November 4, 2025 are eligible to participate in the upcoming election.
First time registrants must show both proof of residency and identity. Government documents such as a driver’s license, passport, birth certificate, or signed Social Security card are all valid ways of doing so.
Mainers may also choose to provide official documentation showing their name and address. For example, prospective voters may bring proof of their eligibility for public benefits, a utility bill, a bank statement, or a paycheck.
Photo IDs from state-approved public or private schools or institutes of higher education are also considered acceptable.
Some may also opt to provide their driver’s license number or the last four digits of their Social Security Number.
Current or former incarceration status does not disqualify Mainers from registering to vote or casting their ballot.
Once Mainers are registered to vote, they may either wait until election day to cast their ballots or take advantage of one of the state’s absentee or early voting options.
Early voting, or in-person absentee voting, is available until the close of business on October 30.
Absentee ballots may be requested from now until 5pm on October 30. In order to be counted, absentee ballots must be returned by voters to their local municipal clerk or placed in the appropriate absentee ballot drop box by 8pm on election day, November 4th.
Voters who plan to return their absentee ballots by mail should plan to send in their ballots no later than October 28, seven days prior to the election.
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