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LEWISTON — Absentee ballots are available for the city’s mayoral run-off election, which will be held Tuesday, Dec. 12.
Registered voters needing an absentee ballot may call the City Clerk’s Office, may mail in an application form, which can be downloaded from the city’s website, or can pick one up at City Hall. Office hours are 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Friday. The deadline for getting a ballot is Thursday, Dec. 7.
The election is between Shane Bouchard and Benjamin Chin, the candidates who placed in the top two positions in the Nov. 7 election. According to the city charter, the mayor must be elected by a majority vote. Since neither candidate received a majority during this week’s election, the runoff has been scheduled. Chin received 42 percent of the vote out of five candidates Nov. 7, and Bouchard received 29 percent.
“Absentee voting is increasingly popular with each election” said City Clerk Kathy Montejo. “Voters are interested in absentee voting because they can avoid the crowds at the polls and voters simply enjoy the convenience of voting by mail or voting early.”
She said because the runnof is in December, “Many voters will want to avoid going out in bad weather if it is snowy or cold on election day.”
A sample ballot can be found on the city’s website, as well as an absentee ballot application form and other information, www.lewistonmaine.gov/elections.
For more information, including questions about the election process,, call the City Clerk’s Office at 207- 513-3124.
