{"data":{"id":"us-me/21-a-m.r.s.-858-a","jurisdiction":"us-me","citation":"21-A M.R.S. §858-A","heading":"Counting procedure for absentee ballots","body":"The procedure for processing absentee ballots for use with electronic voting systems is the same as for processing absentee ballots as provided in section 759.\n1.  Warden to review notes of clerk.\n2.  Accepted if correct.\n3.  Rejected if incorrect.\n4.  Primary election provisions.\n5.  Rejected ballots separate.\n6.  Ballots counted.\n7.  Processing before close of polls.\n8.  Inspection after polls close.","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-Asec858-A.html","current_through":"October 1, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-09-04T15:12:31Z","sha256":"5919d0926e18581fd03607ccf0a0f9859d982bba32226e0c7933302c49af78cb","source_id":"us-me","stale":false,"prev":"us-me/21-a-m.r.s.-858","next":"us-me/21-a-m.r.s.-859"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}