LEWISTON — Thursday is the deadline for voters to request absentee ballots for the May 8 school budget referendum, City Clerk Kathy Montejo said Tuesday.

Absentee ballots must be requested by 4 p.m. Thursday and returned to the City Clerk’s office by 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 8. To request one, call the City Clerk’s Office at 207-513-3124 or vote in person at the office.