Title 21-A, Title 21-A

The municipality shall pay reasonable expenses for the storage and maintenance of the machines as authorized by the clerk.

The clerk must hold a meeting before an election whenever it is necessary to instruct election officials in the operation of voting machines. [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).] 1. Permission to use machines refused. The clerk may not permit a voting machine to be used at any voting pla…

The Secretary of State shall furnish the ballot labels for all except municipal elections. [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).] 1. Content of label. The ballot label must contain the names of the candidates or nominees of each political party arranged as nearly as practicable in accordan…

The clerk shall test the voting machines using a sample of the ballot cards furnished by the Secretary of State in the same manner as set forth in section 854 regarding the testing of electronic tabulating equipment.

The municipal officers shall arrange each voting place in compliance with section 627, except that voting booths need not be furnished.

The municipal clerk shall perform the following duties concerning the delivery of voting machines. [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).] 1. Delivery. The municipal clerk shall have the voting machines delivered to each voting place at least 12 hours before the polls are opened on election…

When it is time for the polls to open, the warden shall open the envelope containing the keys to the voting machines in the presence of an election clerk from a political party other than that of the warden. The warden shall ensure that the correct ballot labels were delivered by…

A voter must follow the same procedure before voting as if paper ballots were being used. The voter is entitled to the same assistance in voting by machine as by paper ballot.

A voter who is challenged in a voting precinct where voting machines are used may not use the voting machine for casting that voter's vote, but must use an official paper ballot.

The voting machines shall be activated by the warden or an election clerk designated by him. [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).] 1. Primary election. In a primary election, the warden or, in the warden's absence, a designated election clerk must activate each voting machine so that a vo…

The following regulations outline the procedure for tabulating votes at an election in which voting machines are used. [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).] 1. Counters exposed. As soon as the polls are closed, the warden shall unlock each machine to prevent further voting. The warden sha…

The following procedure shall be observed after an election at which voting machines are used. [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).] 1. Keys sealed in envelope. In the presence of an election clerk from a political party other than that of the warden, the warden shall enclose the keys to …

The municipal clerk shall keep the keys to each voting machine in a vault or safe that is kept securely locked when the keys are not being removed from or replaced in it. The municipal clerk may not allow any unauthorized person to have possession of the keys to any voting machin…

1. Altering voting machine. A person may not alter, adjust, operate, move, unlock or unseal a voting machine or any part of a voting machine with the intent of changing the outcome of any election. 2. Attempting to alter voting machine. A person may not attempt to alter, adjust, …

The provisions of this Title which are not inconsistent with this Article apply to all elections where voting machines are used.

A municipality may obtain and use electronic tabulating systems according to the following provisions. [PL 1995, c. 459, §93 (AMD).] 1. Purchased or rented. The municipality may either purchase or rent voting devices. 2. Use authorized. The voting devices may be used at each type…

An electronic tabulating system purchased or rented by a municipality must meet the following requirements. [PL 1995, c. 459, §95 (AMD).] 1. Secrecy. It must be used so that each voter may vote in secrecy. 2. Voting limited. It must permit each voter to vote at any election for a…

The Secretary of State may make reasonable rules governing the use of electronic tabulating systems in accordance with the Maine Administrative Procedure Act.

The municipal clerk has custody of voting devices used by the municipality. [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).] 1. Storage and maintenance. The municipal clerk is responsible for the proper storage and maintenance of each device. A. The municipal clerk shall store each device in a safe,…

The municipality shall pay reasonable expenses for the storage and maintenance of the devices as authorized by the clerk.

The clerk must hold a meeting before an election whenever it is necessary to instruct election officials in the operation of voting devices. [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).] 1. Permission to use devices refused. The clerk may not permit a voting device to be used at any voting place …

The Secretary of State shall furnish all ballot materials for all elections conducted under this Title. Ballots furnished for use with electronic tabulating systems must be arranged as nearly as practicable in accordance with the requirements for candidate ballots under section 6…

The municipal officers shall arrange each voting place in compliance with section 627.

The warden at each voting place may not remain or allow any other person to remain where the warden or person can see how anyone votes, except that a proper official may remain when the official's assistance has been requested by a voter.

The municipal clerk shall perform the following duties in preparing for an election. [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).] 1. Ballots and supplies. The municipal clerk shall have the electronic tabulating devices prepared for the election and shall deliver the tabulating devices, voting b…

The following governs the procedure for the conduct of elections in which an electronic tabulating system is used. [PL 1995, c. 459, §104 (AMD).] 1. Preparation for voting. Before the polls are opened, the election officials shall arrive at the voting place and place the voting d…

The clerk shall have the electronic tabulating equipment tested prior to the polls opening to ascertain that it accurately counts the votes cast for all offices and on all measures. The test must be conducted by processing a preaudited group of ballots marked to record a predeter…

Copies of the election results must be open to the public as soon as the count is completed. The warden shall prepare the official return pursuant to section 711. The official return of each voting district is derived from the totals from the official tally tape, the totals from …

If for any reason it becomes impracticable to count all or a part of the ballots with electronic tabulating equipment, the clerk shall have them counted manually following the provisions governing the counting of paper ballots.

The procedure for processing absentee ballots for use with electronic voting systems is the same as for processing absentee ballots as provided in section 759. [PL 1995, c. 459, §110 (NEW).] 1. Warden to review notes of clerk. 2. Accepted if correct. 3. Rejected if incorrect. 4. …

1. Tampering with voting device. Before, during or after an election, a person may not intentionally or knowingly: A. Tamper with or injure a voting device, ballot or other record or equipment used in the election or interfere with the correct operation of such a device or equipm…

The provisions of this Title which are not inconsistent with this Article apply to all elections where an electronic voting system is used.