Maine.gov Registration Request
Thank you for your interest in obtaining a Maine.Gov internet
domain name. Following are the rules and procedures to obtain
a domain name.
Cities and Townships
To register a third-level maine.gov domain name (such as any-town.maine.gov),
the following guidelines apply:
- Cities and townships may only register for a domain name
representing their city or township.
- The domain name must include the city (town) name. Please
do not abbreviate the city name.
- Cities and townships may not register a local program/initiative,
such as a local fire department, police department, library,
etc. Therefore, no other characters (beside the city and
state name and possibly the word "city" or "town") may appear
in the domain name. However, you may use your domain name
to extend out to the departments; for example city (town)
name.maine.gov\firedepartment.
- Please do not use spaces and underscores within a domain
name. Dashes are encouraged, but may not be used at the beginning
or end of a domain name.
Counties
To register any third-level domain within maine.gov, the following
guidelines apply:
- At this time, counties may only register for one domain
name and it must represent their entire county.
- The domain must be registered with the county's name and
with the word "county" (because many counties have the same
name as cities within the same state). Please do not abbreviate
the county name; the word "county" must be spelled out in
full.
- Counties may not register local programs/initiatives, such
as local fire departments, police departments, libraries,
etc.. However, you may use your domain name to extend out
to the departments; for example "County Name"county.maine.gov\firedepartment.
- Please do not use spaces and underscores within a domain
name. Dashes are encouraged, but may not be used at the beginning
or end of a domain name.
Maine.gov domains should not be used for the following purposes:
- Advertisements: A maine.gov domain may not be used to advertise
for private individuals, firms, or corporations, or imply
in any manner that the government endorses or favors any
specific commercial product, commodity, or service.
- Campaign Information: No campaigning can be done with .gov
domains. The maine.gov Web sites may not be directly linked
to or refer to Web sites created or operated by a campaign
or any campaign entity or committee. Separate Web sites and
e-mail on other top-level domains (TLDs), such as .org, will
have to be used to disseminate campaign information.
- Link Change Notification: When a link on a maine.gov domain
makes the user leave a maine.gov Web site, a notification
or screen (i.e., a splash message) should alert users that
they are leaving the official .gov page.
- Domain Termination: Organizations that operate Web sites
that are not in compliance with the maine.gov conditions
of use may have their domain name terminated.
Follow the steps below to register your domain name:
Before submitting the online registration form, authorization
from your highest-ranking elected official or highest-ranking
information technology official (with appointed authority from
that office) will need to be obtained.
Cities and township requests should be submitted by the mayor
(or equivalent official) or highest-ranking information technology
(IT) official with appointed authority from the mayor.
County requests should be submitted by the county commissioners
(or equivalent officials) or the highest ranking IT official
with appointed authority from the county commissioner. The
authorized official must submit a letter authorizing the use
of the requested domain name on agency letterhead and include
the following:
- Statement that the requestor is the highest ranking official
or highest ranking IT officer appointed by, and with the
authority to speak for, this office
- Domain name requested
- Purpose of the domain
- Statement that the use of the domain is consistent with
the requesting organization's Internet policies
- Name of the Administrative POC (Point of Contact) who must
be a government employee and must be the same as the Administrative
POC listed during the domain registration process
- Contact information
- Signature of the authorizing official
For your convenience, we have provided an authorization
letter template which can be copied and pasted into
your agency letterhead. Submit the letter to:
Richard B. Thompson
Chief Information Officer
145 State House Station
26 Edison Drive
Augusta, ME 04333-0145
In order to expedite the processing of your request you may
fax the letter to 207-287-4563. The CIO's office will approve
or deny the request for the domain name within three business
days and provide feedback to the requesting entity. After approval
from the CIO's office, you may then complete the electronic
registration form.
