2023 News

Maine Secretary of State Decision in Challenge to Trump Presidential Primary Petitions
December 28, 2023
Special election set to fill House District 122 seat
December 14, 2023
Hearing scheduled for challenges to Trump primary nomination petition
December 11, 2023
List of Presidential Primary candidates as of Dec. 1 filing deadline
December 1, 2023
Full results for Referendum Election posted online
November 28, 2023
Secretary Bellows Warns of Misleading Corporation and Non-Profit Solicitations
November 9, 2023
BMV branches closed statewide Oct. 26
October 26, 2023
In-person absentee voting underway across the state
October 10, 2023
Maine to defend voter privacy law before First Circuit Thursday
October 3, 2023
Citizen's Guide to the 2023 Maine Referendum Election now available online
September 21, 2023
Perham residents can now renew vehicle registrations online
September 1, 2023
Bellows and Frey statement regarding 14th Amendment election law questions
August 31, 2023
Special election set to fill House District 50 seat
August 17, 2023
August 29 deadline for public comment on statewide referenda to appear in citizens’ guide
August 2, 2023
November 2023 Referendum Election ballot order of questions announced
July 27, 2023
Kenduskeag and Kingfield residents can now renew vehicle registrations online
July 25, 2023
ADVISORY: Equal Rights Amendment Centennial Commemoration this Friday
July 18, 2023
Milbridge and Sedgwick residents can now renew vehicle registrations online
July 6, 2023
Notary public, marriage officiant changes in effect
July 5, 2023
Maine had highest voter turnout in November 2022 election
June 30, 2023
Public hearing on new general issue license plate to be held Wednesday
May 30, 2023
Annual reports for business and nonprofit entities are due Thursday, June 1
May 26, 2023
Scarborough BMV to reopen Monday
May 18, 2023
Secretary of State informing voters of new party enrollment of which they may not be aware
May 12, 2023
Secretary Bellows Announces New Wording on Referendum Question
May 3, 2023
Scarborough BMV to be Closed Temporarily
May 1, 2023
Secretary Bellows Announces Final Wording on Referendum Question
April 24, 2023
Bills would advance BMV modernization efforts
April 20, 2023
Secretary Bellows Announces Final Wording on Referendum Question
March 30, 2023
Secretary Bellows applauds Committee vote to protect Ranked Choice Voting
March 29, 2023
Secretary Bellows visits White House for Women’s History Month Celebration
March 23, 2023
Public Comment Period Now Open on Wording of Ballot Question - An Act Regarding Automotive Right to Repair
March 21, 2023
Special election set to fill House District 45 seat
March 15, 2023
Citizens’ Initiative for Automotive Right to Repair Found Valid With 74,686 Signatures
March 13, 2023
Secretary Bellows statement about protecting the freedom to vote
March 7, 2023
Secretary Bellows appoints Dr. Lelia De Andrade as Deputy Secretary
March 2, 2023
Secretary Bellows testifies in opposition to legislation requiring voters to show specific ID to receive a ballot
February 6, 2023
Secretary Bellows Announces Final Wording on Two Referendum Questions
January 31, 2023
Citizen Initiative Regarding Voter Approval for Certain Public Borrowing Found Valid with 68,807 Signatures
January 26, 2023
Secretary Bellows Statement on Two Year Anniversary of Attack on U.S. Capitol
January 6, 2023