{"data":{"id":"us-me/21-a-m.r.s.-697","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"21-A M.R.S. §697","heading":"Use of red pens by election officials","body":"An election official must use pens or pencils containing only red ink or red lead during the conduct of official election business on election day.","path":["TITLE 21-A: ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 9: CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS","SUBCHAPTER 2: ELECTION PROCEDURE","ARTICLE 5: MARKING, COUNTING AND HANDLING OF BALLOTS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/21-A/title21-Asec697.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:31Z","sha256":"576fad5304735649d88eb5dd52ba2165d3307d3ce083c5c6bb4b445816418a05","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/21-a-m.r.s.-696","next":"us-me/21-a-m.r.s.-698"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}