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AUGUSTA, Maine -- (Business Wire)

Maine’s Bureau of Corporations, Elections, and Commissions (CEC) continues to offer convenient online services to citizens and businesses alike. The Total Notary Solution service (http://www.maine.gov/online/notary/total/), originally launched in 2008, provides Notaries Public commissioned in the State of Maine with the ability to not only update their information with the State, but also offers the opportunity to renew their Commission from the comfort of their home or office.

With a focus on both functionality and accessibility, the service was updated and enhanced in November 2015. These enhancements include several “behind-the-scenes” changes that make the service more efficient for the agency. In an effort to make the public interface more compatible with modern technology, the service now utilizes the Maine.gov responsive design template. The template automatically resizes the pages of the service to fit the user’s device, whether that be a desktop, laptop, tablet or smartphone.

When renewing their Commission, users must take an online Notary Public Law and Practices Knowledge Examination. The examination includes 30 questions covering a variety of areas relating to Maine notarial laws and practices. Once the exam is completed, individuals will be required to print the documentation relating to their renewal. This documentation includes the application for renewal (their examination questions, responses, and residency verification), a notice providing information about their new commission and their Oath of Office form.

A Notary can renew online up to 90 days past their Commission expiration date and up to 45 days in advance of their current expiration date. The filing fee to renew a Commission through the online service is $50.

Prior to this online service, Maine Notaries Public had to complete the examination process on paper and mail all questions and answers to the CEC along with a check for payment. CEC would then manually grade the exam, and mail a confirmation and certificate to the user, or a note that the user did not pass the test and to retake it. Through the online service, users are notified immediately if they pass the exam and are able to make a credit card payment for renewal fees.

“The convenience this service continues to offer cannot be overstated,” commented Julie Flynn, Deputy Secretary of State. “Being able to complete the examination online as well as update an individuals name and contact information eliminates many time consuming manual processes both for the individual notary and the agency.”

The Total Notary Solution service was developed at no cost to Maine’s taxpayers. The service is made available by the Bureau of Corporations, Elections and Commissions, a division of the Secretary of State, in partnership with InforME, the states eGovernment portal provider. For more information about the online service contact the Bureau at 207-624-7752 or by email at cec.notaries@maine.gov.

About Maine.gov

Maine.gov (http://www.Maine.gov) is the official Web portal of the state of Maine. Maine.gov is a service of InforME, a collaborative effort between the state of Maine and Maine Information Network, LLC, part of the NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV) family of companies.

About NIC

Founded in 1992, NIC (NASDAQ: EGOV) is the nation's leading provider of official government websites, online services, and secure payment processing solutions. The Company's innovative eGovernment services help make government more accessible to everyone through technology. The family of NIC companies provides eGovernment solutions for more than 3,500 federal, state, and local agencies in the United States. Forbes has named NIC as one of the “100 Best Small Companies in America” six times, most recently ranked at No. 36 (2014), and the Company has been included four times on the Barron’s 400 Index. Additional information is available at http://www.egov.com.

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Contacts:

InforME/Maine.gov
Dan Andrews, 207-621-2600

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Dandrews@informe.org

Source: Maine.gov