Returning Your Maine Ballot From Overseas
Maine's instructions do not mention returning a ballot by fax.
Maine's Elections Division voter page tells a UOCAVA voter to return the voted ballot by mail or electronically and does not mention fax return; the Secretary of State's January 2026 report to the Legislature says voters returned ballots by fax in November 2025, but no page names the number that takes a faxed ballot, a question pending a call to the Elections Division. Source
The Maine Elections Division sends a UOCAVA voter the state and federal ballot either by mail or as a printable PDF through the state's online service; a local-election ballot comes from the municipal clerk by regular mail.
Ask your election office
Before you send anything by fax, call the office and ask how it takes a ballot from overseas.
Deadlines
A Maine UOCAVA ballot, returned by mail or electronically as an email attachment, is counted if the Elections Division receives it by 8:00 p.m. Eastern time on Election Day.
www.maine.gov/sos/elections-voting/uniformed-service-and-overseas-voters-frequently-asked-questionsQuestions
Can I fax my Maine ballot?
Maine's instructions do not mention returning a voted ballot by fax. Ask your election office how it takes a ballot from overseas before you send anything by fax, and follow the state's instructions.
Is this an official Maine election site?
No. FaxTerra is a fax service. Maine's rules come from its election authority, linked under official sources.
Official sources
- www.maine.gov/sos/elections-voting/uniformed-service-and-overseas-voters
- legislature.maine.gov/doc/12228
- legislature.maine.gov/statutes/21-A/title21-Asec783.html
- www.maine.gov/sos/elections-voting/uniformed-service-and-overseas-voters-frequently-asked-questions
- www.maine.gov/sos/elections-voting/find-a-municipal-clerk-or-registrar
Other US paperwork can still be faxed from abroad. How faxing US paperwork from abroad works.
This page is nonpartisan. FaxTerra is a fax service and does not support or oppose any party or candidate. Maine and your election office set the rules; follow them where they differ from anything here. Reviewed October 2026.