• Read more about Secretary of State sends letter to Justice Department in response to request for Mainers’ personal information

AUGUSTA, MAINE – Secretary of State Shenna Bellows has issued a formal letter of response to the Department of Justice’s unprecedented request for every Maine citizen’s voter information, questioning the overbroad scope of the request and reiterating states’ right to administer elections without federal interference. 

Multiple states have received similar requests for voter files. Reportedly it is the Justice Department’s intention to make requests of every state.

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• Read more about November 2025 Referendum Election ballot order of referendum questions announced

Order of referendum questions determined today through a public lottery

AUGUSTA, MAINE – The order of referendum questions on the November 2025 Referendum Election ballot has been determined through a public lottery held at the Secretary of State’s Office today.

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Copies of the rules of the following agency may be downloaded and viewed by clicking on the links next to each rule title. If, after clicking on a rule link, the rule does not appear on your screen, try looking in your computer's downloads folder in case the copy of the rule was directly delivered there.

• Read more about Secretary of State Shenna Bellows Rejects Trump’s Justice Department Request for Maine Voter Information

AUGUSTA, MAINE – Secretary of State Shenna Bellows today responded to the Department of Justice’s unprecedented request for every Maine citizen’s voter information. 

Secretary Bellows said simply, “The Gulf of Maine is awfully cold, but maybe that’s what the DOJ needs to cool down. So, here’s my answer to Trump’s DOJ today: go jump in the Gulf of Maine.”

Maine is among the most recent states to receive a request for voter files. Reportedly it is Justice Department’s intention to make similar requests of every state.

• Read more about Elections Division Investigation Clears False Allegations of Dual Voting

AUGUSTA, MAINE – In a letter written to the Maine Republican Party, Secretary of State Shenna Bellows today announced that the Elections Division has concluded a full investigation of all Maine citizens accused by the Maine GOP of voting twice and found all accusations to be false. 

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2023-2024 Regulatory Agendas

The 2023-2024 Annual Regulatory Agendas for the State of Maine agencies listed below are included in the .pdf document posted at the following link: 2023-2024 Annual Regulatory Agendas (PDF).

• Read more about 2024-25 Rulemaking Agendas

The 2024-2025 Annual Regulatory Agendas for the State of Maine agencies listed below are included in the .pdf document posted at the following link: 2024-2025 Annual Regulatory Agendas (PDF). 2024-2025 Annual Regulatory Agendas that have been amended are also posted below.