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§691
Title 21-A: ELECTIONS
Chapter 9: CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS
Subchapter 2: ELECTION PROCEDURE
Article 5: MARKING, COUNTING AND HANDLING OF BALLOTS
§693

§692. General election

A voter shall mark the ballot at a general election as instructed in the directions on the ballot.   [PL 1993, c. 473, §22 (AMD); PL 1993, c. 473, §46 (AFF).]
1.  Individual candidate method.  The voter must mark the ballot as instructed in the directions on the ballot to indicate a vote for the name of each nominee for whom the voter wishes to vote, regardless of political designation, but must follow directions as to the number of nominees to be elected to each office.  
[PL 1993, c. 473, §22 (AMD); PL 1993, c. 473, §46 (AFF).]
2.  Write-in vote.  If the voter wishes to vote for a write-in candidate, the voter must write the name of the candidate in the blank space provided next to the write-in indicator. The voter must then mark the write-in indicator as instructed on the ballot to indicate a vote for the write-in candidate. A sticker may not be used to vote for a write-in candidate.  
[PL 2023, c. 304, Pt. A, §11 (AMD).]
3.  Referendum question.  In voting on a referendum question, the voter shall mark the ballot as instructed in the directions on the ballot.  
[PL 1993, c. 473, §22 (AMD); PL 1993, c. 473, §46 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 473, §22 (AMD). PL 1993, c. 473, §46 (AFF). PL 2009, c. 253, §30 (AMD). PL 2023, c. 304, Pt. A, §11 (AMD).
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