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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 21-A, § 154

Registration and enrollment for citizens outside the United States

PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW)

1. Application. A person qualified to register under section 111, subsections 1 and 2 and who resides outside the United States and does not maintain a fixed and principal home or other address in the State may register at the last residence address immediately before leaving the United States and enroll by filing a federal postcard application or an application designed by the Secretary of State. If a citizen of the United States who resides outside the United States and has never lived in the United States has a parent who is a qualified elector, that person is eligible to register and vote where that parent is a qualified elector. The state application must include, but is not limited to:

A. First name, middle name or initial and last name, first name or initial, middle name and last name or first name and last name;

B. Last residence address immediately before departing from the United States, including street, street number, apartment number, town and zip code;

C. Mailing address;

D. Date of birth;

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H. Notification that failure to complete the entire application may prevent registration;

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J. Signature of applicant;

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L. Date of application;

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N. Choice of political party if the registrant wishes to enroll in a political party or an indication that the applicant chose not to enroll in a party;

O. A place for the person's current, valid Maine driver's license number, if applicable; or, if the applicant has no driver's license number, the last 4 digits of the person's social security number, if applicable; or, if the applicant has neither number, a place to put "none" or "not applicable"; and

P. A place for the applicant to respond to the questions concerning the voter's qualifications as required by the federal Help America Vote Act of 2002, Public Law 107-252.

Official source: Maine Legislature. Reproduced from public-domain Maine statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.