How to Get Involved

What can I do?

Fair, secure, and accessible elections are the cornerstone of our democracy.

It will be up to Maine voters to protect their own and their neighbor’s access to the ballot box. In the months leading up to the election, pro-democracy organizations will be hosting a variety of events to protect your access to the ballot box.

But there are also a variety of ways for you to pitch in on your own.

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When you talk to people or write about this, think about what access to absentee voting means to you, your family, your friends, and your neighbors:

  • If this referendum becomes law, you’d no longer be able to pick up or drop off a ballot for your elderly parent who lives in another town.
  • Your disabled neighbor wouldn’t be able to just pick up the phone and request a ballot from their town office – even though they’ve done just that for years.
  • Local town and city clerks wouldn’t be able to check their own drop-off boxes, meaning many would simply opt to not have a drop-off box.
  • People who need to work all day on Election Day – health care workers, direct care workers, delivery drivers – would effectively lose access to absentee voting.

Write a Letter to the Editor:

Your local papers are constantly accepting letters to the editor. These letters are brief (about 200-300 words), and are a great way for you to share your opinion and experience with your neighbors.

Join Us: How to Write a Letter to the Editor

Save Maine Absentee Voting, alongside our coalition partner RepresentUs, is organizing a letter writing drive to get everyday Mainers just like you published in local newspapers around the state.

If you’re interested in helping us get the word out, but you’ve never written a Letter to the Editor before, join us for a Zoom training on Tuesday, June 17 at 7 p.m.

Click here to sign up!

Remember: Your voice matters.

We hope to see you there!

Share your story with us:

By filling in this form. Let us know why absentee voting is important to you – and help us save absentee voting in Maine. 

 

Invite Save Maine Absentee Voting to Share Our Mission with Your Team

Is your organization interested in protecting absentee voting in Maine? We’re happy to meet with your group to share our goals and discuss joining our coalition.

Reach out to Beth Allen at beth@mainevotes.net.

Become an ambassador for Save Maine Absentee Voting

Join a Campaign Briefing to learn more about what’s at stake, how to connect with people, and how you can help protect your access to the ballot box.

Upcoming briefings:

Talk to your friends and family:

We know a lot of information - and misinformation – will be circulating about this referendum. Talk to your friends and family about how they’re feeling about it.

Remember: We all want our elections to be as secure as possible. Reasonable people can disagree about Voter ID rules, but this referendum is bad for everyday Maine people, especially seniors and rural voters, who rely on absentee voting.

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