{"data":{"id":"us-me/21-a-m.r.s.-857","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"21-A M.R.S. §857","heading":"Manual counting authorized","body":"If for any reason it becomes impracticable to count all or a part of the ballots with electronic tabulating equipment, the clerk shall have them counted manually following the provisions governing the counting of paper ballots.","path":["TITLE 21-A: ELECTIONS","CHAPTER 9: CONDUCT OF ELECTIONS","SUBCHAPTER 6: VOTING DEVICES","ARTICLE 2: ELECTRONIC TABULATING SYSTEMS"],"source_url":"https://legislature.maine.gov/statutes/21-A/title21-Asec857.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:31Z","sha256":"a313d458f291124ec662d906ad6a08fd71c2a2bb9c7db94717603bb7b778490a","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/21-a-m.r.s.-856","next":"us-me/21-a-m.r.s.-858"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}