Maine Revised Statutes
Subchapter 2: VOTER ELIGIBILITY
21-A §111. General qualifications

§111. General qualifications
(CONTAINS TEXT WITH VARYING EFFECTIVE DATES)
A person who meets the following requirements may vote in any election in a municipality, including a biennial municipal caucus held pursuant to section 311.   [PL 2005, c. 387, §1 (AMD).]
1.  Citizenship.  The person must be a citizen of the United States.  
[PL 2005, c. 387, §1 (AMD).]
2.  Age.  The person must be at least 18 years of age, except that, to vote in a political party's primary election or municipal caucus, the person must be at least 18 years of age as of the date of the next general election.  
[PL 2005, c. 387, §1 (AMD).]
3.  Residence.  The person must have established and maintain a voting residence in that municipality.  
[PL 2005, c. 387, §1 (AMD).]
4.  Registration.  The person must be registered to vote in that municipality.  
[PL 2005, c. 387, §1 (AMD).]
5.  (TEXT EFFECTIVE UNTIL 1/01/24) Enrollment.  The person must be enrolled in a party in that municipality to vote at that party's caucus, convention or primary election, unless otherwise permitted by the party pursuant to section 340.  
[PL 2005, c. 387, §1 (AMD).]
5.  (TEXT EFFECTIVE 1/01/24) Enrollment.  The person must be enrolled in a party in that municipality to vote at that party's caucus or convention.  
[PL 2021, c. 750, §1 (AMD); PL 2021, c. 750, §14 (AFF).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW). PL 1987, c. 188, §1 (AMD). PL 1987, c. 423, §2 (AMD). PL 2005, c. 387, §1 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 750, §1 (AMD). PL 2021, c. 750, §14 (AFF).

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