Todays the last day for most Maine residents to vote early or request an absentee ballot [Video]

Thursday is the last day for most voters in Maine to request an absentee ballot or cast an absentee ballot in person at their municipal office.

No-excuse absentee voting, which allows voters to cast ballots early for any reason, whether from home or in person at their town or city hall, ends at the close of business Thursday.

After the close of business Thursday, voters may still request and receive an absentee ballot when special circumstances exist, such as an unexpected hospitalization.

All absentee ballots must be returned to municipal clerks by 8 p.m. on Election Day to be counted.

Voters will be deciding the presidential election, races for U.S. Senate and the House of Representatives, five state referendums and all 186 seats in the Maine Legislature.

“With a week to go to Election Day, we are in full swing with absentee voting and final preparations for next Tuesday,” Deputy Maine Secretary of State Julie Flynn said in a written …