AUGUSTA — Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap has announced two additional Maine towns have launched Rapid Renewal, the Department of the Secretary of State's online service for the renewal of motor vehicle registrations.

The Towns of Weld and Waldoboro are now active Rapid Renewal participants.

Rapid Renewal is an e-commerce service allowing citizens to conduct business with municipal government and state government in one seamless online transaction.

Rapid Renewal has gained national acclaim and Mainers have enthusiastically embraced it, a press release stated.

While municipal participation in Rapid Renewal is optional, the service has now grown to 283 municipalities and has seen more than 1,975,854 transactions processed to date.

Both towns will accept payments via e-check and credit card. Residents can continue to visit the town offices to pay in person, but now also have the option of conducting these transactions online.

Through Rapid Renewal, citizens can quickly and easily renew their vehicle registrations and pay their municipal excise taxes online, 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

Rapid Renewal may be accessed through maine.gov/sos/online_services/index.html.