{"data":{"id":"us-me/21-a-m.r.s.-764","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"21-A M.R.S. §764","heading":"Applications and envelopes as public records","body":"Absentee ballot applications and absentee ballot return envelopes are public records until the close of voting on election day, or until the ballots have been processed on election day, if the municipality processes absentee ballots before 8:00 p.m.  After that time, except as provided in section 759, subsection 8, the applications and envelopes are not public records and may be inspected only in accordance with this Title.","path":["TITLE 21-A: ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 9: CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS","SUBCHAPTER 4: ABSENTEE VOTING","ARTICLE 1: REGULAR ABSENTEE VOTING"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/21-A/title21-Asec764.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:31Z","sha256":"0e00ed905eca485a1953d23765302e9e46e57717e3926f5ee1dd7f7fdfe5b9e7","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/21-a-m.r.s.-763","next":"us-me/21-a-m.r.s.-765"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}