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Elections and Voter Registration Services

 

UPCOMING ELECTIONS: 

RSU5 ANNUAL BUDGET MEETING:  WEDNESDAY, MAY 15, 2024 AT 6:30 PM

FREEPORT HIGH SCHOOL, 30 HOLBROOK STREET, FREEPORT

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             STATE PRIMARY AND RSU5 BUDGET VALIDATION ELECTION:  June 11, 2024

7 am to 8 pm at the Freeport High School Gymnasium, 30 Holbrook Street, Freeport.

 

PRESIDENTIAL GENERAL ELECTION:  November 5, 2024

 

Absentee Voting Guide:  The following online services are only available when there is a concurrent State Election.

  • Request your Absentee Ballot Electronically (click here)
  • Track your Absentee Ballot (click here)
  • Accessible Absentee Voting (click here):  As of October 2, 2020, the accessible absentee ballot is available as an option on the online absentee ballot request page. This page is activated to receive ballot requests 3 months prior to each election. The Department of the Secretary of State developed this new service in coordination with Maine’s online service provider, InforME, with input from advocates at Disability Rights Maine. It is intended for voters with print disabilities, which may include vision impairment or blindness, physical dexterity limitations, learning disabilities or cognitive impairment, all of which prevent the individual from independently marking a paper ballot.
  • Political Sign information:  . Temporary signs placed within the public right-of-way for a maximum of 12 weeks per calendar year, except that a temporary sign may not be placed within the public right-of-way for more than 6 weeks from January 1st to June 30th or for more than 6 weeks from July 1st to December 31st. A temporary sign may not be placed within 30 feet of another temporary sign bearing the same or substantially the same message. A temporary sign may not exceed 4 feet by 8 feet in size. A sign under this paragraph must include or be marked with the name and address of the individual, entity or organization that placed the sign within the public right-of-way and the date the sign was erected within the public right-of-way.   [PL 2019, c. 594, §1 (AMD).]
  • Voter Eligibility: In order to vote in Maine, you must first register to vote. You can vote in Maine if you are:
  1. A citizen of the United States
  2. An established resident in the town where you intend to register and vote
  3. At least 18 years of age   

You cannot be turned away from your voting place if you meet the requirements listed above.

  • Your Voting Rights:
  1. Registered voters are not required to show ID in order to vote.
  2. You must be allowed to vote a challenged ballot even if you don't have ID or proof of where you live.
  3. As of January 1, 2020, you may pre-register when you are 16, but you must be 18 years old to vote.
  4. Registered voters who are 17 years old may vote in primary elections if they will be 18 by the general election.

 

Questions?

Voters with questions can call the State's Elections Division in Augusta at (207) 624-7650.

Voters can also call the toll free election protection hotline, 1-866-OUR-VOTE. The Election Protection voter empowerment program is a coordinated nonpartisan effort to address obstructions of voting rights.

 

Poll location:  Freeport High School Gymnasium-30 Holbrook Street, Freeport

Poll Hours:  7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

 

Voter Registration Documents:

The Town Clerk's Office administers:

  • Elections
  • Voter Registration-see forms below
  • Nomination Papers-Available at the end of every July for the November Annual Election of Officers
  • Absentee Voting-click here for information on voting by Absentee Ballot
  • Voter lists
  • Petition Certification

District Information:  Freeport is comprised of four voting districts used for electing Town Councilors.  One Councilor is elected from each District and 3 Councilors are elected At-Large.

 

Election Clerk Information:

If you are interested in learning about becoming an Election Clerk, please fill out the application posted below and submit to the Clerk's Office.

 

More Information:

Click here for more information on establishing residency from the Maine Secretary of State's web site.

For more information on voter rights in Maine, click here.

PLEASE NOTE:  ABSENTEE BALLOTS RETURNED PRIOR TO ELECTION DAY MAY BE DELIVERED IN PERSON, DROPPED IN OUR NEW DROP BOX AT TOWN HALL OR MAILED TO TOWN HALL AT 30 MAIN STREET, FREEPORT, ME 04032

 

Freeport Voter Information for 2024