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Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 21-A, § 722 (2026)

Secretary of State to tabulate and print results

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Within 20 days after an election, the Secretary of State shall tabulate the election returns and submit a certified copy of the tabulation to the Governor. The tabulation of a candidate or referendum election is considered final as of the date the certified copy is submitted to the Governor, except for any contests in which a recount is pending.   [PL 2019, c. 371, §26 (AMD).]
1.  How tabulated.  The Secretary of State shall tabulate all votes that appear by an election return to have been cast for each question or candidate whose name appeared on the ballot. For elections determined by ranked-choice voting, the Secretary of State shall tabulate the votes according to the ranked-choice voting method described in section 723‑A. The Secretary of State shall tabulate the votes that appear by an election return to have been cast for a declared write-in candidate pursuant to section 722‑A.  
[PL 2019, c. 371, §26 (AMD).]
1-A.  Form of tabulation.  The tabulation must include the total votes for each question choice or candidate whose name appeared on the ballot. The tabulation also must include the total votes for any declared write-in candidates as follows.  
A. For a write-in candidate who receives 5% or more of the votes cast for that office, the Secretary of State shall report the votes under the candidate's name.   [PL 2009, c. 253, §36 (NEW).]
B. For a write-in candidate who receives less than 5% of the votes cast for that office, the Secretary of State shall report the votes under the designation "others."   [PL 2009, c. 253, §36 (NEW).]
[PL 2019, c. 371, §26 (AMD).]
2.  Correction of return.  If it appears that an election return does not agree with the record of the vote at any voting place, the Secretary of State shall correct the tabulation by obtaining a certified copy of the record from the clerk.  
[PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).]
3.  Tabulation printed.  The Secretary of State shall have copies of the tabulation printed and made available to the public.  
[PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW).]
SECTION HISTORY
PL 1985, c. 161, §6 (NEW). PL 1993, c. 695, §30 (AMD). PL 1997, c. 436, §104 (AMD). PL 1999, c. 426, §23 (AMD). PL 2001, c. 516, §13 (AMD). PL 2009, c. 253, §36 (AMD). IB 2015, c. 3, §4 (AMD). IB 2015, c. 3, §6 (AFF). PL 2017, c. 141, §2 (AMD). PL 2017, c. 316, §5 (AMD). PL 2019, c. 371, §26 (AMD).
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Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 2002–2018 · leading case: Opinion of the Justices, 2017 ME 100 (Me. 2017).
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Opinion of the Justices, 2017 ME 100 (Me. 2017). · cites it 2× “21-A M.R.S. §§ 722(1), 723-A(2); L.D. 1557, §§ 4-5.”
Baber v. Dunlap, 349 F. Supp. 3d 68 (D. Me. 2018). “21-A M.R.S. § 722. On November 13, after Defendant Dunlap announced that no contestant had received enough votes to achieve an outright majority victory in Second Congressional District election, and that the ballot counting process would continue as outlined in section 723-A,…”
Opinion of the Justices, 815 A.2d 791 (Me. 2002). “21-A M.R.S.A. § 722 (Supp. 2001). The Governor is then required by law to issue an election certificate or a notice of an apparent election to individuals who, from his examination of the returns, appear to be the winners of the respective electioñs by a plurality of the votes…”
Opinion of the Justices, 2017 ME 100 (Me. 2017). · cites it 2× “21-A MRSA §722, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2009, c.”
— Me. Rev. Stat. tit. 21-A, § 722(1) — 2 cases
Opinion of the Justices, 2017 ME 100 (Me. 2017). “21-A M.R.S. §§ 722(1), 723-A(2); L.D. 1557, §§ 4-5.”
Opinion of the Justices, 2017 ME 100 (Me. 2017). “21-A MRSA §722, sub-§1, as amended by PL 2009, c.”
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