NOVEMBER 5, 2024 GENERAL & REFERENDUM ELECTION - SEE NEW INFORMATION ON BALLOT CONTENT HERE
November 5, 2024 - General & Referendum Election
The General Election is held nationally on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November.
Absentee ballot applications will be accepted starting August 6, 2024. ALL ABSENTEE BALLOT REQUESTS (INCLUDING THOSE VOTED IN PERSON AT THE TOWN OFFICE) MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 6 PM THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2024 (except in the case of "Special Circumstance Requests" - see below for more information).
Absentee ballots will be available by October 4, 2024.
Click link for application: Application for Absentee Ballot (maine.gov)
Click link to submit an absentee ballot request electronically: Maine Absentee Ballot Request
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATION - REQUIRED after deadline and must meet strict criteria:
Any voter requesting a ballot, including voters who request to vote in the clerk’s presence, after the deadline must complete the Special Circumstances Application and indicate one of the 4 reasons allowed by statute: Title 21-A §753-B, sub-section 2(D):
1) Unexpected absence from the municipality during the entire time the polls are open on Election Day; 2) Physical or mental disability;
3) Inability to travel to the polls if the voter is a resident of an island ward or precinct;
4) Incapacity or illness that has resulted in the voter being unable to leave home or a treatment facility; or
5) Being a caregiver who is unable to attend the polls due to the incapacity or illness of another person.
The application must be signed by the voter. An immediate family member CANNOT sign the Special Circumstances Application for the voter.
The voter must indicate in the application how the ballot is to be issued.
Witness requirements are the same as for absentee ballots issued prior to the deadline.
The Special Circumstances Application must be completed even if the voter wants to vote the ballot in the municipal office.
By signing the application, the voter is making an unsworn oath that all information in the application is true.
Once the application is completed by the voter, the Municipal Clerk must issue the ballot in the manner requested by the voter.
NOTE: The deadline for returning absentee ballots has not changed.
The General Election is held nationally on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November.
Absentee ballot applications will be accepted starting August 6, 2024. ALL ABSENTEE BALLOT REQUESTS (INCLUDING THOSE VOTED IN PERSON AT THE TOWN OFFICE) MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN 6 PM THURSDAY, OCTOBER 31, 2024 (except in the case of "Special Circumstance Requests" - see below for more information).
Absentee ballots will be available by October 4, 2024.
Click link for application: Application for Absentee Ballot (maine.gov)
Click link to submit an absentee ballot request electronically: Maine Absentee Ballot Request
SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCE ABSENTEE BALLOT APPLICATION - REQUIRED after deadline and must meet strict criteria:
Any voter requesting a ballot, including voters who request to vote in the clerk’s presence, after the deadline must complete the Special Circumstances Application and indicate one of the 4 reasons allowed by statute: Title 21-A §753-B, sub-section 2(D):
1) Unexpected absence from the municipality during the entire time the polls are open on Election Day; 2) Physical or mental disability;
3) Inability to travel to the polls if the voter is a resident of an island ward or precinct;
4) Incapacity or illness that has resulted in the voter being unable to leave home or a treatment facility; or
5) Being a caregiver who is unable to attend the polls due to the incapacity or illness of another person.
The application must be signed by the voter. An immediate family member CANNOT sign the Special Circumstances Application for the voter.
The voter must indicate in the application how the ballot is to be issued.
Witness requirements are the same as for absentee ballots issued prior to the deadline.
The Special Circumstances Application must be completed even if the voter wants to vote the ballot in the municipal office.
By signing the application, the voter is making an unsworn oath that all information in the application is true.
Once the application is completed by the voter, the Municipal Clerk must issue the ballot in the manner requested by the voter.
NOTE: The deadline for returning absentee ballots has not changed.