AUGUSTA, MAINE – The Maine Semiquincentennial Commission, chaired by Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, is launching the Maine Atlas Project this week, with funding and support from the Maine Office of Tourism.
AUGUSTA, MAINE – Secretary of State Shenna Bellows, State Representative Melanie Sachs, and New England Donor Services (NEDS) representatives today honored four students from Freeport High School who were selected as this year’s winners in the New England Donor Services High School Poster Contest for organ donation awareness.
Welcome to the Department of the Secretary of State with three distinct bureaus - the Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions, the Maine State Archives and the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. While each bureau has unique duties in the services and information it provides to the citizens of Maine, they all share the Department's goal of providing quality services. [ Read more about the Department ]
All Bureau of Motor Vehicle phone lines are open Monday - Friday from 8:30 - 4:30
Schedule an Appointment at a Branch
State delays and closures - You may sign up for various citizen alerts through this webpage link.
Official State Holiday Schedule
In observance Memorial Day, all Secretary of State offices will be closed Monday, May 26, 2025.
Welcome to the Department of the Secretary of State with three distinct bureaus - the Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions, the Maine State Archives and the Bureau of Motor Vehicles. While each bureau has unique duties in the services and information it provides to the citizens of Maine, they all share the Department's goal of providing quality services. [ Read more about the Department ]
All Bureau of Motor Vehicle phone lines are open Monday - Friday from 8:30 - 4:30
Schedule an Appointment at a Branch
State delays and closures - You may sign up for various citizen alerts through this webpage link.
Official State Holiday Schedule
In observance Memorial Day, all Secretary of State offices will be closed Monday, May 26, 2025.
AUGUSTA, MAINE – Annual reports are due Monday, June 2, 2025, for all business and nonprofit entities on file with the Secretary of State's office as of December 31, 2024.
AUGUSTA, MAINE – Secretary of State Shenna Bellows announced the final wording of a referendum question on Friday.
The wording of the citizens’ initiative question"An Act to Protect Maine Communities by Enacting the Extreme Risk Protection Order Act" will be:
“Do you want to allow courts to temporarily prohibit a person from having dangerous weapons if law enforcement, family, or household members show that the person poses a significant danger of causing physical injury to themselves or others?”
AUGUSTA, MAINE – There were more than 208 entries in the Secretary of State Poster and Essay Contests this year. Submissions were received from K-12 students from across Maine.
AUGUSTA, MAINE – Secretary of State Shenna Bellows announced the final wording of a referendum question.
The wording of the citizens’ initiative question entitled "An Act to Require an Individual to Present Photographic Identification for the Purpose of Voting" will be:
AUGUSTA, Maine – The Secretary of State and members of the Maine legislature today announced that they have sent a letter to the Transportation Security Administration (TSA) and Department of Homeland Security (DHS) formally requesting a phased-in approach to the implementation of the Real ID Act.
