Mainers can start requesting absentee ballots for November election

Maine voters can now request absentee ballots for the Nov. 3 general election. Any registered voter is able to request a ballot three months before Election Day under Maine’s no-excuse absentee voting laws. Ballots will be issued by municipal clerks starting 30 days out from the election. Mainers can request an absentee ballot through an […]

By: Emma Davis

Outlets: Maine Morning Star

Published: August 3, 2026

Words: 187

Last Updated: 1 hour, 11 minutes ago


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Maine voters can now request absentee ballots for the Nov. 3 general election.

Read all of Maine Morning Star’s 2026 Election coverage here.

Any registered voter is able to request a ballot three months before Election Day under Maine’s no-excuse absentee voting laws. Ballots will be issued by municipal clerks starting 30 days out from the election.

Mainers can request an absentee ballot through an online portal on the Maine Department …

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