Yes.

Under Maine law, a voter must both write the candidate’s name and fill in the adjacent oval for their write-in vote to be counted.

In most cases, votes for write-in candidates can only be counted if they filed a declaration of write-in candidacy with the Maine Department of the Secretary of State by 5 p.m. on the 70th day prior to the election. Running for president as a write-in requires additional steps.

Municipalities may choose whether to count votes for undeclared write-in candidates for local offices. Still, cities and towns must count all write-in votes in cases where there is no officially nominated candidate or where the candidate who was written in previously withdrew from the race.

If a declared write-in candidate receives at least 5% of the vote, the secretary of state reports their total by name. Otherwise, those votes are grouped under “others.”

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Sources

• Maine Revised Statutes: General election
• Maine Revised Statutes: Challenged, defective or void ballots
• Maine Revised Statutes: Determination of declared write-in candidate
• Maine Revised Statutes: Applicability of provisions
• Maine Revised Statutes: Secretary of State to tabulate and print results