Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 626 – Polling times
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The following provisions apply to polling times at any election. [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).]
1. Opening time flexible. The polls must be opened no earlier than 6 a.m. and no later than 8 a.m. on election day, except that in municipalities with a population of less than 500, the polls must be opened no later than 10:00 a.m. The municipal officers of each municipality shall determine the time of opening the polls within these limits.
[PL 2015, c. 447, §16 (AMD).]
Terms Used In Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 626
- Any election: means primary and general elections and referenda, whether regular or special. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 1
- may: when used in this Title, is used in a permissive sense to grant authority or permission, but not to create duty, to act in the manner specified by the context. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 7
- municipal clerk: means the clerk, deputy clerk or assistant clerk, where directed by the clerk to carry out duties under this Title, of a municipality. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 1
- Municipal officers: means the mayor and aldermen or councillors of a city, the members of the select board or councillors of a town and the assessors of a plantation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 1
- Municipality: means a city, town or plantation. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 1
- Population: means the population determined by the last Decennial Census of the United States. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 1
- Voting place: means the building in which ballots are cast at an election. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 1
- Warden: means the presiding officer at a voting place. See Maine Revised Statutes Title 21-A Sec. 1
2. Closing time fixed. The polls must be closed at 8 p.m. on election day, except in municipalities of population less than 100 which may close the polls after all registered voters have voted.
A. The warden shall give all voters present at the voting place at closing time the opportunity to vote. Any person who arrives at the voting place after the time for closing the polls has passed may not vote. [PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).]
[PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW); PL 1985, c. 277 (AMD).]
3. Polling times in election notice. The municipal clerk shall state the times of opening and closing the polls in the notice of the election.
[PL 1997, c. 436, §89 (AMD).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW). PL 1985, c. 277 (AMD). PL 1985, c. 580 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 436, §§88,89 (AMD). PL 2011, c. 342, §18 (AMD). PL 2015, c. 447, §16 (AMD).