Upcoming Election
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Election dates for the City of Sanford are ALWAYS as follows:
First Tuesday in November after the first day of the month: Municipal Election.
NEXT ELECTION IS: Tuesday, March 5th ***DID YOU KNOW THAT MAINE IS NOW A SEMI-OPEN PRIMARY STATE?***MORE INFO BELOW
Polls are open 7AM – 8 PM
LAST DAY TO REQUEST AN ABSENTEE BALLOT: THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 29TH
- Absentee Ballot Requests begin 3 months before Election Day: December 5, 2023
- CLICK HERE TO PRINT AN APPLICATION FOR ABSENTEE BALLOT TO BE MAILED TO YOU (After December 5th)
- Absentee Voting in person available now through FEB 29th at 5:30 PM: stop by City Hall MON-THURS 7:30AM-5:30PM (City Clerks Office)
- This is the Election to vote for the Democrat & Republican Presidential Candidates to appear on the November General Election Ballot.
- MEMO MAINE SEMI-OPEN PRIMARY & BALLOT ACCESS CHART
- Sample Ballots for the Presidential Primary Election (includes declared write-in candidates)
RESOURCES FOR RANKED CHOICE VOTING
Secretary of State Page for Ranked Choice Voting Information.
MAINE VOTER GUIDE
Information & FAQ's provided by Maine Secretary of State.
MAINE ABSENTEE BALLOT REQUEST
THIS SERVICE NOT AVAILABLE FOR SCHOOL BUDGET ELECTION-STATE ELECTIONS ONLY
Maine citizens who are registered to vote may use this free service to request an absentee ballot for the: March 5, 2024, Presidential Primary Election
Ballots must be received no later than 8:00 p.m. EDT on Election Day.
WANT TO REQUEST ONGOING ABSENTEE BALLOT STATUS? COMPLETE THIS APPLICATION AND DELIVER TO CITY CLERK
NOT SURE WHICH STATE REPRESENTATIVE TO LEGISLATURE DISTRICT YOU LIVE IN: CLICK HERE FOR STREET LIST TO FIND OUTcO
VOTER'S GUIDE FOR NOVEMBER 7TH REFERENDUM
Now available from Maine Secretary of State - click above to view
FISCAL IMPACT STATEMENT FOR THE NOV 7 REFERENDUM ELECTION
Prepared by the Secretary of State, and Fiscal & Program Review
LOCAL CANDIDATE REGISTRATION FORMS to view more information regarding municipal candidates, including political party affiliation.
Go to the Municipal Candidates page.
Document Center
The Document Center provides easy access to public documents. Click on one of the categories below to see related documents or use the search function.
Documents sorted by SEQ in Ascending Order within category
June 13, 2023 Election1 document
City Elections1 document
- Fiscal Year 2022/2023 School Budget Cost Center Summary As recommended by School Committee & approved by City Council