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June 11, 2024 School Budget Validation/State Primary Election NOTE: LAST DATE TO CHANGE POLITICAL PARTY PRIOR TO ELECTION IS MAY 23, 2024

Posted on: May 3, 2024 - 3:37pm
Elections

A School Budget Validation/State Primary Election will take place on Tuesday, June 11, 2024.

You can request an absentee ballot by clicking HERE.  Your ballot will be mailed to you once the Town receives them in early May.

Absentee voting will be available in the Clerk's office, starting May 15th, after the Town Council votes on the School Budget.

June 6th is the last day to request an absentee ballot.

IMPORTANT DATES & DEADLINES

May 13, 2024Anticipated date on which absentee ballots will become available.
May 21, 2024Last day for the Town Clerk's Office to receive voter registration applications by mail.
May 22, 2024Closed period begins. All voter registration applications must be submitted in person.
May 23, 2024Last day to change political parties prior to the primary. 
June 6, 2024Last day for absentee voting. 
June 11, 2024Election Day. Polls open from 7am - 8pm.

IMPORTANT ENROLLMENT INFORMATION

  • Effective January 1, 2024, Maine will be transitioning from a closed primary system to a semi-open primary. Unenrolled voters will now be able to participate in primaries including the  June 11, 2024 State Primary.
  • Unenrolled Voters, voters who are not enrolled in a party, may choose to vote in one party’s primary.
  • Voters enrolled in a party Democrat, Republican or Green Independent may only vote in that party’s primary.

Helpful Website Links & FAQs

  • How do I register to vote?
  • When do polls open and close on Election Day? Poll places open at 7am and close at 8pm.
  • Where do I vote?
    • Click HERE to view a listing of assigned polling wards based on odd/even residential street addresses in Gorham.
    • Click HERE to view a map of voting wards.
  • Ballot Information:
    • CLICK HERE to view the Local Sample Ballot.
    • CLICK HERE to view the Ward 1 Democrat State Sample Ballot.
    • CLICK HERE to view the Ward 1 Republican State Sample Ballot.
    • CLICK HERE to view the Ward 2 Democrat State Sample Ballot.
    • CLICK HERE to view the Ward 2 Republican State Sample Ballot.
    • CLICK HERE to view the Green State Sample Ballot.
  • Which voting district am I in?

 

Absentee Voting

Absentee ballot requests are now available. You can request an absentee ballot by calling the Clerks office or by clicking HERE. Ballots will be mailed out the first week of May once the Town Clerk's Office receives them.

The last day to obtain an absentee ballot will be Thursday, June 6th at 7pm.

To be counted, absentee ballots must be returned to the Town Clerk's Office by 8pm on Election Day - June 11, 2024 by you or an immediate family member.

For more general voting information, visit HERE. If you have further questions about absentee voting, please stop by the Town Clerk’s Office, call 222-1670, or click HERE for more information.