Nomination papers for local elections soon to be available

Presidential primaries March 3, state ones June 9
Tue, 01/14/2020 - 7:30am

    Boothbay Harbor will release nomination papers for seven town offices on Wednesday, Jan. 22. All are for three-year terms: two selectmen, one Boothbay-Boothbay Harbor Community School District School Committee member, one BB-BBH CSD Trustee, one Boothbay Region Water District Trustee, one BB-BBH Cemetery District Trustee and one Boothbay Harbor Sewer District Trustee.

    The respective incumbents are Denise Griffin and Tricia Warren; Larry Colcord; Richard Hallinan; David Tibbetts; Ralph Welch; and Samuel Morris. Papers are due back at 4:30 p.m. March 2 and should be handed in to Town Clerk Michelle Farnham. Elections are May 1 from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. and the annual town meeting will be held at 9 a.m. May 2 in the Boothbay Region Elementary School gymnasium.

    Boothbay will be releasing nomination papers for six town officers on Friday Jan. 24. All are for three year terms: two selectmen seats, one BB-BBH CSD School Committee member, one BB-BBH CSD Trustee, one Boothbay Region Water District Trustee and one BB-BBH Cemetery District Trustee.

    The respective incumbents are Kristina Ford and Mike Tomacelli; Kari Babcock; Ashleeann Lowery; Kevin Anthony; and Bernard “Skip” MacPhee.

    Nomination papers are due at 4:30 p.m. Thursday, March 5 and should be handed in to Town Clerk Andrea Lowery. Elections are in the Boothbay town office from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday, May 4.

    The presidential primary and special referendum elections are March 3 with polls open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. As of Dec. 23, the deadline for political parties to submit signatures for participation in presidential primaries, only Republican and Democratic parties will be holding primaries. Listed on the Maine.gov website for the Republican primary is Donald J. Trump. For Democrats: Joseph Biden Jr., Michael Bloomberg, Peter Buttigieg, Tulsi Gabbard, Amy Klobuchar, Deval Patrick, Bernard Sanders, Thomas Steyer, Elizabeth Warren, Marianne Williamson and Andrew Yang.

    State primary nomination papers for U.S. Senate and House, Maine Senate and House and other county offices are due to the office of Secretary of State by March 16. Primaries are June 9.