2026 Candidate's Guide to Ballot Access (PDF)
November 3, 2026 – General Election
The filing deadline to become a Write-In candidate on the November 3, 2026 General Election will be 70 days before that election, Tuesday, August 25, 2026 by 5pm. Write-in forms will be made available mid-July at the earliest. Interested candidates must contact the Division of Elections directly by emailing cec.officials@maine.gov and include the office in which they are seeking candidacy.
Non-Party General Nomination Petition (PDF)
Petitions must be printed double-sided on 8.5 x 14 inch (legal size) paper.
Candidate Non-Party Consent Forms
Consent forms are printed on 8.5 x 11 inch (letter size) paper.
US Senator (PDF)
Representative to Congress (PDF)
Governor (PDF)
State Senator (PDF)
Representative to the Legislature (PDF)
Judge of Probate (PDF)
Register of Probate (PDF)
County Treasurer (PDF)
Register of Deeds (PDF)
Sheriff (PDF)
District Attorney (PDF)
County Commissioner (PDF)
Aroostook County Charter Commission
Aroostook County Charter Commission Nomination Petition (PDF)
Petitions must be printed double-sided on 8.5 x 14 inch (legal size) paper.
Aroostook County Charter Commission Consent Form (PDF)
Consent forms are printed on 8.5 x 11 inch (letter size) paper.
Aroostook County Charter Commission Candidates Guide (PDF)
Aroostook County Finance Committee
Aroostook County Finance Committee Nomination Petition (PDF)
Aroostook County Finance Committee Consent Form (PDF)
Knox County Budget Committee
Knox County Budget Committee Nomination Petition (PDF)
Knox County Budget Committee Consent Form (PDF)
Somerset County Offices (Non-Partisan)
Somerset County Nomination Petition (PDF)
County Treasurer Consent Form (PDF)
Register of Deeds Consent Form (PDF)
Sheriff Consent Form (PDF)
County Commissioner Consent Form (PDF)
Contact the Elections Division
207-624-7650
cec.elections@maine.gov