How to vote in Maine

Five questions, in the order you will ask them. Every date links to the page it was read on.

Can I still register?

Online: by Tuesday, October 13.
By mail: your form has to arrive by Tuesday, October 13.
In person: up to and on Election Day itself. See same day registration, below.

Missed the deadline? You can still register and vote on the same day, during early voting and on Election Day.

Yes. Early voting in person ends Thursday, October 29.

Its first day: For this one, go by the state's own page: Maine Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions.

Yes. Any registered voter in Maine can vote by mail, and nobody asks you why.

Ask for your ballot by: For this one, go by the state's own page: Maine Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions.
Send it back by: For this one, go by the state's own page: Maine Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions.

Ask for your ballot on the state's own form.

If you are already registered you do not need to show ID to get a ballot.

Election Day is Tuesday, November 3.

Polls are open: Opens between 6:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m. depending on your town, closes 8:00 p.m.
Where you vote: find your polling place on the state's own lookup.

Maine Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions has it, not me. If anything here differs from Maine Secretary of State, Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions, the state is right. I checked these pages on October 12, 2026, and rules can change after that.