Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 762 – Irregularities disregarded
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An absentee ballot may not be rejected for any immaterial irregularity in completing the application or affidavit on the return envelope. The following information must be on the envelope for the ballot to be accepted: [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).]
1. Name and address. The voter‘s name and residence address typed or written in ink by the clerk in the designated section of the return envelope;
[PL 2007, c. 455, §47 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 762
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- may: when used in this Title, is used in a permissive sense to grant authority or permission, but not to create duty, to act in the manner specified by the context. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 7
- Residence: means that place where the person has established a fixed and principal home to which the person, whenever temporarily absent, intends to return. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 1
- Signature: includes a signature stamp and a signature written by another registered voter on behalf of an individual in accordance with the procedure set forth in section 153?A and, for an individual who is unable to sign that individual's own name, a mark. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 1
- Voter: means a person registered to vote. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 1
2. Signature. The voter’s signature; and
[PL 1991, c. 466, §33 (AMD).]
3. Reason.
[PL 1991, c. 466, §34 (RP).]
4. Witness signatures. The witness or other certifying official’s signature, when required.
[PL 1995, c. 459, §83 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW). PL 1991, c. 466, §§33,34 (AMD). PL 1995, c. 459, §83 (AMD). PL 2007, c. 455, §47 (AMD).