Title 21-A, Title 21-A

The preservation and destruction of records and other materials required by this Title are governed by the following provisions. [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).] 1. Registration and enrollment applications. The registrar shall keep registration and enrollment applications and request…

When publication in a newspaper is required by this Title, the item published must be set in such a size and location as to be reasonably noticeable.

Ditto marks may be used, wherever practicable, in the preparation of lists required under this Title.

When this Title requires a name or signature on a document, immaterial irregularities do not invalidate the name or signature if the identity of the person named is clear to the public official charged with reviewing that document. [PL 2009, c. 538, §2 (AMD).] 1. Immaterial irreg…

1. Class E crime. A person commits a Class E crime if that person: A. Knowingly violates a provision of this Title for which no penalty has been provided; or [PL 1993, c. 473, §2 (NEW); PL 1993, c. 473, §46 (AFF).] B. Knowingly displays or distributes political advertisements in …

The Attorney General shall designate a Deputy Attorney General or an Assistant Attorney General to investigate and prosecute alleged violations of the election laws. This section does not preclude a district attorney from investigating and prosecuting election law violations.

The provisions of this Title pertaining to towns apply equally to plantations.

When the date on which an act must be performed or an event must take place falls on a Saturday, Sunday or legal holiday, the act shall be performed or the event shall take place on the next following business day.

When used in this Title, the words "shall" and "must" are used in a mandatory sense to impose an obligation to act in the manner specified by the context. The word "may," when used in this Title, is used in a permissive sense to grant authority or permission, but not to create du…

1. Qualifications. The registrar must be a citizen of the United States, a resident of the State and at least 18 years of age. The registrar may not be an employee of a party or candidate or be an officer of a municipal, county or state party committee. In the electoral division …

The registrar may appoint one or more deputies, except that if the registrar does not also serve as the clerk, the registrar shall appoint the clerk to serve as a deputy registrar. [PL 2005, c. 568, §4 (AMD).] 1. Qualifications and compensation. Section 101, subsections 1, 3 and …

In a city or town that has a population of 5,000 or more, if a person is aggrieved by the decision of the registrar of voters to cancel that person's registration in the central voter registration system or to reject that person's voter registration application, that person may a…

A person who meets the following requirements may vote in any election in a municipality, including a biennial municipal caucus held pursuant to section 311. [PL 2005, c. 387, §1 (AMD).] 1. Citizenship. The person must be a citizen of the United States. 2. Age. The person must be…

A person who has not yet reached 18 years of age but will be 18 years of age at the time of a general election and meets all other qualifications in order to vote in a primary election may vote in the primary election for the selection of candidates to be on the ballot at that ge…

Voting residence is governed by the following provisions. [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).] 1. Residence. The residence of a person is that place where the person has established a fixed and principal home to which the person, whenever temporarily absent, intends to return. A. The fol…

Any of the following forms of documentation may be offered by an applicant and considered by a registrar in verifying the identity of an applicant who is registering to vote under this chapter and whose name does not already appear in the central voter registration system as a re…

A registered voter who moves to another state within 60 days before a presidential election may not be removed from the incoming voting list and the voter's registration may not be cancelled in the central voter registration system until after the election unless the registrar ha…

When any territory is set off from one municipality and annexed to another, the act establishing the new boundaries must indicate where and for which offices the voters in the territory may vote. If this provision is omitted from the act, the voters may vote for all offices in th…

1. Certain persons may not register or vote. 2. Voting restricted to district. In a municipality that has voting districts, a voter may vote using only the ballot or ballots for the district in which the voter resides on election day. 3. Correct name and address on incoming votin…

The registrar has the exclusive power, subject to section 163, to determine whether a person who applies for registration as a voter meets the qualifications prescribed by this Title. [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).] 1. Oath may be required. In making this determination, the registra…

1. Registration deadline. The deadlines for receipt of voter registration applications are as follows: A. If submitted by mail or by a 3rd person, the close of business on the 21st day before election day; [PL 2025, c. 397, §3 (NEW).] B. If submitted online, 5 p.m. on the 21st da…

A person may register to vote in person by appearing before the registrar by the registration deadline in section 121‑A, proving that the person meets the qualifications of section 111, subsections 1 to 3, and completing and filing an application provided by the registrar contain…

Notwithstanding sections 122 and 152 and subchapter 9, a person who is certified by the Secretary of State as a program participant in the Address Confidentiality Program pursuant to Title 5, section 90‑B may register to vote using the designated address and voter code assigned t…

The registrar shall publish the schedule established under section 122, subsection 6 or as changed by the municipal officers under subsection 8 in a newspaper having general circulation in the municipality 10 to 15 business days before election day, except that, in municipalities…

The registrar shall allow all persons to register who are present at the registrar's office at closing time.

Before printing the final incoming voting list prior to any election, the registrar shall update the central voter registration system as follows: [PL 2005, c. 453, §20 (AMD).] 1. Registrar shall review records. The registrar shall review the records of marriage, death, change of…

Notwithstanding subchapter 9, when a voter's name is changed by marriage or other process of law or when the voter moves within a municipality, the following provisions apply. [PL 2019, c. 409, §2 (AMD); PL 2019, c. 409, §9 (AFF).] 1. Notice. The voter must give written notice to…

A person who completes a written or online voter registration application, as provided in section 152, may submit the application online, mail the application or have the application delivered to the registrar in the person's municipality of residence before the deadline for onli…

When a person registers, the registrar shall ask whether or not the person wishes to enroll in a political party. If the answer is in the affirmative, the registrar shall ask in which party the person wishes to enroll. If the answer is in the negative, the registrar shall note on…

A voter who had initially chosen not to enroll in a particular party may later enroll in a party by filing an application with the registrar personally or by mail or by submitting an online voter registration application, at any time, except that on election day a voter must enro…

A voter who is not enrolled in a party may enroll at any election by personally filing the application required by section 142 with the registrar, if the registrar is located at the voting place on election day, or with the election clerk in charge of the incoming voting list, if…

A voter may change the voter's enrollment after 3 months from the date on which the voter enrolled by filing an application with the registrar personally, by mail or by submitting an online voter registration application. When a voter files an application to change enrollment on …

A voter may withdraw the voter's enrollment after 3 months from the date on which the voter enrolled through an online voter registration application or by filing a written request with the registrar. When a voter files an application to withdraw enrollment on the day of a primar…

An individual shall register to vote and indicate enrollment status at the same time and on the same form. If an individual chooses to enroll in a political party, the registrar shall indicate the party chosen on the registration form. The registrar shall indicate on the registra…

1. Application. In addition to the procedures provided by section 122 and subchapter 9, a person may register to vote or enroll in a political party, or both, by completing a written application that is designed by the Secretary of State or by submitting an online voter registrat…

1. Alternative application for voter who is unable to sign. An applicant who is unable to sign that applicant's name because of a physical disability may use a signature stamp or authorize another person to sign on behalf of the applicant on an application to register to vote or …

1. Application. A person qualified to register under section 111, subsections 1 and 2 and who resides outside the United States and does not maintain a fixed and principal home or other address in the State may register at the last residence address immediately before leaving the…

The registrar shall conditionally accept the registration and enrollment of any person who is 16 or 17 years of age and who is otherwise qualified to be a voter. The conditional registration automatically becomes effective on the person's 18th birthday and the registrant then is …

In addition to section 632, registration, enrollment and voting by the resident of a township are governed by the following provisions. [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).] 1. Registration and enrollment. A township resident who lives in a township for which the county commissioners have…

1. False statement or false oath. A person who makes a false statement or who takes a false oath before an official concerning the qualifications of any person for registration or enrollment and who does not believe the statement to be true commits a Class D crime. 2. Dual regist…

1. List prepared. 2. List current. 2-A. Maintenance of voter registration information. The registrar in each municipality shall keep the central voter registration system current at all times for the voters in the registrar's municipality. The Secretary of State is authorized to …

The following provisions govern the change of address confirmation notice and procedures for updating a voter's status in the central voter registration system. [PL 2005, c. 453, §33 (AMD).] 1. Change of address confirmation notice. Except as provided in section 122, subsection 3…

In a municipality that does not have a registration appeals board, if a person is aggrieved by the decision of the registrar of voters to cancel that person's registration in the central voter registration system or to reject that person's registration application, the person may…

The registrar shall designate each voter's enrollment status in the central voter registration system using the symbols prescribed by the Secretary of State. The registrar shall keep the voters' enrollment status current at all times, and shall keep a record of the enrollments ad…

A person who adds, deletes, alters or cancels a voter registration record in the central voter registration system or the voter registration file, knowing that person has no legal right to do so, commits a Class C crime.

The registrar shall prepare and keep a voter registration file containing the voter registration documents for each voter in the central voter registration system, arranged alphabetically by the last name of each voter, except that any voter certified by the Secretary of State as…