ELECTIONS AND REGISTRAR OF VOTERS

State of Maine

Presidential Primary/Special Referendum Election

March 3, 2020

Voting will be at the Newfield Town Hall, 23 South Effingham Road, West Newfield from 8:00 am – 8:00 pm.

Absentees are available at the Town Office during normal business hours or request by phone 207-793-4348 or by following link http://www.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/AbsenteeBallot/index.pl . Absentees must be requested by Thursday, February 27, 2020 at 4:45 pm.  A special circumstance application will be needed after that date.

For more information regarding referendum election – https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/upcoming/index.html

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Voting And Election Information

ANNUAL TOWN MEETING / ELECTIONS ARE HELD THE SECOND SATURDAY IN MARCH

Annual Town Meeting is March 14, 2020

This is a two part voting system – Candidate/Referendum Questions are voted by secret ballot from 10:00 am – 2:00 pm.  Then meeting resumes at 7:00 pm, where results of the voting are announced and the warrant articles are voted on. 

Be informed, read the booklet – A Citizen’s Guide to Town Meeting below.

Citizens Guide to Town Hall Meeting

VOTING IS HELD 10:00 AM TO 2:00 PM at the Newfield Town Hall,

23 South Effingham Road, West Newfield, ME 04095

MEETING TO FOLLOW AT 7:00 PM at the Newfield Town Hall 

Absentee requests – call 207-793-4348 or come into the office.

To be eligible to vote in Maine, you must meet the following requirements:

• 18 years old
• United States Citizen
• Resident of the municipality in which you want to vote

New Maine Voters:

Drivers license with physical address or other photo ID. If driver’s license lists a Post Office box, proof of residence is required: Proof can be electric bill, lease agreement, vehicle registration etc.

Social security number – new voters who do not have a valid Maine Driver’s License or Maine State ID, must list the last four digits of their Social Security Number.

For more information, please follow links below.

STATE OF MAINE

Absentee Ballot Request Service – https://www1.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/AbsenteeBallot/index.pl

Absentee Voting Guide – http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/voter-info/absenteeguide.html

Voter Rights – http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/voter-info/right.html

Voter Guide – http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/voter-info/voterguide.html