LEWISTON — Voters can now sign up to receive an absentee ballot for the Nov. 8 elections.
Voters can register to have an absentee ballot mailed to them by signing up online at the Maine Secretary of State’s page or by calling or visiting their municipal clerk’s office.
The clerks’ offices should receive the ballots by Oct. 11 and will begin mailing them.
In Lewiston, the city clerk’s office is on the second floor of City Hall and the phone number is 207-513-3124. Lewiston’s Deputy City Clerk Kelly Brooks said her department has received 80 requests so far.
In Auburn, the city clerk’s office is on the main floor of Auburn Hall and the phone number is 207-333-6601, ext. 1126. Deputy City Clerk Alison Pepin said the city has received 97 requests so far.
Voters go to the polls Nov. 8 to elect a new president, representatives to Maine’s seats in U.S. House of Representatives, as well as seats in Maine’s Senate and House and a variety of county positions.
The ballot also contains six referendum questions, including legalizing marijuana, creating a special education fund, background checks for nondealer firearm sales, a minimum wage increase, ranked-choice voting and a $100 million highway and transportation bond issue.
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