AUBURN — Absentee ballots are available for the Nov. 7 municipal election, where voters will elect a new mayor, city councilors and school committee members, and decide on the Lewiston-Auburn merger referendum.
The City Clerk’s office has posted background info on its website, including sample ballots for each of Auburn’s five wards.
Voters will also receive a state referendum ballot.
For more information on how to obtain an absentee ballot in Auburn, contact the City Clerk at 207-333-6600.
In Lewiston, absentee ballots will become available later this week. City Clerk Kathy Montejo said the ballots will arrive in the next few days, at which time the city will make an official announcement.

Sample ballots in Auburn:
– For more information on absentee voting, click here.
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