LEWISTON — Absentee ballots are available for Lewiston registered voters from the City Clerk’s Office for the state primary and school budget validation referendum, both on Tuesday, June 11. The deadline to request absentee ballots is Thursday, June 6.
Registered voters who need an absentee ballot may call the City Clerk’s Office at 207-513-3124; order from lewistonmaine.gov/elections; mail an application form to 27 Pine St.; or come into the City Clerk’s Office, City Hall, 27 Pine St., second floor from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. on weekdays. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday.
Since the purpose of the State primary election is for members of political parties to select their nominees to run in the November general election, registered voters enrolled in the Democratic or Republican parties will receive a ballot for their political party. Per state law, voters enrolled in one of the other political parties (Green-Independent, No Labels, or Libertarian) are not able to receive a state candidate ballot in this election.
Registered voters not enrolled in any political party have the choice to select the Democratic or Republican ballot, since state law changed this year to semi-open primary elections.
The City’s website contains sample ballots, directions to polling places, and other information voters may find useful.
All voters will receive a municipal referendum ballot for adoption of the school budget.