NOVEMBER 7, 2023 STATE REFERENDUM & MUNICIPAL CANDIDATE ELECTION RESULTS -CLICK HERE

Upcoming Elections:
March 5, 2024 - Presidential Primary Election

June 11, 2024 - State Primary Election and Municipal School Budget Validation Election
November 5, 2024 - Presidential General Election and Municipal Candidate & Referendum Election

Sample Ballots - coming soon

Voter Registration:

Voter Information on Registering to Vote and Casting your ballot is available from the Secretary of State's Office 
Fillable Printable Voter Registration Card click here

Absentee Voting Information
Absentee Applications can be taken 90 days prior to an Election:
- Visiting the City Clerk’s office in-person during regular business hours Monday - Friday 7:45 A.M - 4:30 P.M. (excluding holidays)
-Absentee ballots may be requested by the voter by phone at 207-626-2310. However, if you are asking to receive your ballot by mail, please request it early enough to allow for mail delivery time – both to receive it and return it (2-5 days each way)
-Print & Fill out Absentee Application. - click here.
-Track Absentee Ballot STATUS -  click here.
Absentee Ballots are available 30 days prior to an Election:
-Voters may cast an in-person absentee ballot at City Center up until Thursday prior to Election Day during regular business hours Monday - Friday 7:45 A.M - 4:30 P.M. (excluding holidays) and by Special Circumstances to 8:00 PM Election Day
-You may return your ballot by mail, or deposit it in the Dropbox at City Center, or bring it to the City Clerk's Office in person. PLEASE NOTE: IF RETURNING AN ABSENTEE BALLOT ON ELECTION DAY, IT MUST BE PLACED EITHER IN THE DROP BOX AT CITY CENTER OR HAND DELIVERED TO THE WARDEN/CITY CLERK IN THE ABSENTEE PROCESSING (CPP) ROOM AT CITY CENTER ONLY.
We recommend you return your absentee ballot prior to Election Day. Please remember all ballots must be returned to the municipal clerk no later than 8:00PM on Election Day.  For additional information go to: https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/voter-info/absenteeguide.html.

Map showing 250 feet limit for Political Signs during Absentee Hours at City Center - coming soon


Ward Boundary Map, as of 2/2/2023 Council Approved Amendment
Street Listing for voting location
Nomination Process:

Signatures Required:
-City Mayor and School Board Chair are required to obtain not less than 200 signatures from any registered voters in Augusta.
-City Council and School Board At-Large are required to obtain not less than 100 signatures from any registered voters in Augusta.
-City Council and School Board by ward are required to obtain not less than 50 signatures from registered voters in Augusta, in the ward being sought.
Candidates Should Know Before Nomination Petitions (Papers) Are Issued:
-Candidate must be a registered voter in Augusta. If nomination papers are for a ward position the candidate must live in that ward.
-Candidates name and address must appear on each nomination petition form as it appears on the voting list (no nicknames).
-Candidate or their representative must sign out nomination petition. (Candidate may make copies of the blank petition forms as needed)
-There is no limit to the number of nomination petition forms that may be issued to a candidate, each petition form contains 50 signature lines.
-Candidate can have other registered voters circulate nomination petition forms to gather signatures on their behalf. The circulator of the nomination petitions must witness each signature. -Candidates are required to file a Clean Election Registration form at the time they file their nomination petition forms and before they accept any contributions or make any expenditures, including “in kind”.
-Candidates must sign at least one candidate consent statement prior to the filing of the nomination petitions.
Nomination Petition forms are available at the City Clerk’s Office:
-Nomination papers and declared candidate paperwork will be available 100 days prior to Election Day. If the 100 day falls on a weekend a Holiday, or a day that the -Office is closed for business, that defaults to Monday.
-Nomination papers and declared candidate paperwork must be returned to the City Clerk's office by 4:30PM on the 60th day prior to Election Day. If the 60th day falls on a weekend, a Holiday, or a day that the Office is closed for business, the filling date shall be the next regular business day.
-Declared candidate paperwork are available at the City Clerk's Office and must be filed 45 days prior to Election Day.
Winning candidates take office after oath is administered at the first Council Meeting held in January each year. For more information call 626-2310.

Candidate Registrations and Campaign Finance Reports
November 7, 2023 Election
Robert Austin - City Council, Ward 1 (CERTIFIED CANDIDATE - 108 SIGNATURES)
     Candidate Registration
     Campaign Finance Report - 11-Day Pre-Election
Marcus Emerson - City Council, Ward 1 (CERTIFIED CANDIDATE - 71 SIGNATURES)
     Candidate Registration 
     Campaign Finance Report - 11-Day Pre-Election
     24-Hour Report
Eric Lind - City Council, Ward 4 (CERTIFIED CANDIDATE - 83 SIGNATURES)
     Candidate Registration
     Campaign Finance Report - 11-Day Pre-Election
Courtney Gary-Allen - City Council, At-Large (CERTIFIED CANDIDATE - 197 SIGNATURES)
     Candidate Registration
     Campaign Finance Report - 11-Day Pre-Election
Christopher Voynik - City Council, At-Large (CERTIFIED CANDIDATE - 100 SIGNATURES)
     Candidate Registration 
     Campaign Finance Report 11-Day Pre-Election (City Clerk approved an extension)
     Campaign Finance Report 42-Day Post-November Election
Martha Witham - Board of Education, Chairperson (CERTIFIED CANDIDATE - 237 SIGNATURES)
     Candidate Registration
Aaron Kregenow - Board of Education, Ward 2 (CERTIFIED CANDIDATE - 64 SIGNATURES)
     Candidate Registration 
     Campaign Finance Report 11-Day Pre-Election (City Clerk approved an extension)
Susan Parks - Board of Education, Ward 2 (CERTIFIED CANDIDATE - 70 SIGNATURES)
     Candidate Registration 
     Campaign Finance Report - 11-Day Pre-Election
Jane Maguire-Tyce - Board of Education, Ward 3 (CERTIFIED CANDIDATE - 71 SIGNATURES)
     Candidate Registration
     Campaign Finance Report - 11-Day Pre-Election
James Orr - Board of Education, Ward 3 (CERTIFIED CANDIDATE - 57 SIGNATURES)
     Candidate Registration
     Campaign Finance Report - 11-Day Pre-Election
Charles Hicks - Board of Education, At-Large (CERTIFIED CANDIDATE - 132 SIGNATURES)
     Candidate Registration
     Campaign Finance Report - 11-Day Pre-Election

State of Maine 2022 - Candidate's Guide to Ballot Access
MaineDOT information on sign placements - click here.