LD 1436
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Page 12 of 13 An Act To Encourage a Vote-by-Mail System in Maine LD 1436 Title Page
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LR 266
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2. It requires municipal clerks to mail ballots and return
envelopes to registered voters 30 days before an election;

 
3. It requires the municipal clerk to verify the addresses of
registered voters prior to mailing out ballots as provided in
rules;

 
4. It allows persons who register after absentee ballots were
mailed out to request a ballot by mail or receive one in person
from the municipal clerk;

 
5. It provides a process for requesting an absentee ballot if
that person was not automatically mailed one by the clerk or if
that person is a uniformed service voter or an overseas voter;
and

 
6. It repeals provisions that allow 3rd-party or immediate
family participation in voting by absentee ballot.


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