Maine Statutes § 692 General electionVersion dated Oct. 30, 2024

1. Individual candidate method. The voter must mark the ballot as instructed in the directions on the ballot to indicate a vote for the name of each nominee for whom the voter wishes to vote, regardless of political designation, but must follow directions as to the number of nominees to be elected to each office.

2. Write-in vote. If the voter wishes to vote for a write-in candidate, the voter must write the name of the candidate in the blank space provided [at the end of the list of nominees for the office in question] next to the write-in indicator . The voter must then mark the [ballot] write-in indicator as instructed [in the directions] on the ballot to indicate a vote for the write-in candidate . A sticker may not be used to vote for a write-in candidate.

3. Referendum question. In voting on a referendum question, the voter shall mark the ballot as instructed in the directions on the ballot.