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Maine’s First Semi-Open Presidential Primary is Tuesday, March 5

Photo: Geralt via Pixabay. By Renée Morin It’s that time of year again folks, and this year unenrolled voters (independents) are now eligible to participate in ONE of the presidential primaries. Here’s what you should know before casting your ballot: The Democratic and Republican parties are the only participants in this year’s primary. Voters may only vote in the primary of their party. If you are Unenrolled, you may choose which ballot you receive. 17-year-olds are permitted to vote in…
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Primary Election Info and Deadlines 

Image: Pete Linforth via Pixabay By Sue Cote, Sanford City Clerk, and Zendelle Bouchard The Presidential Primary election is Tuesday, March 5. This is the Election to vote for Democratic and Republican Presidential candidates to appear on the November General Election ballot. This is a ranked-choice election, meaning voters will be able to rank their preferences among the candidates.  This will be the first election held under the new ‘semi-open’ primary law, which means unenrolled voters (those who are not…
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Polling Place Discussion Shifts to Schools

By Zendelle Bouchard At the City Council’s meeting on Nov. 21, 2023, there appeared to be general agreement among Council members that consolidating Sanford/Springvale’s three polling places to two would be a good idea, if those two could be Sanford High School and Sanford Middle School, and only if students were not in the buildings on voting day. There was only discussion on the subject; no votes were taken. However, no change can be made before the March presidential primary,…
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Council Tables Polling Place Consolidation

By Zendelle Bouchard At the November 8, 2023 City Council meeting, a public hearing was held on City Clerk Sue Cote’s proposal to consolidate Sanford and Springvale’s three wards in to one, and the three polling locations to one. The proposed new single polling place would be at Veterans Memorial Gym, 678 Main St. The deadline for making these changes before the next election is December 6, 2023. Cote said when she started in the Clerk’s office there were seven…
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2023 Election Results: Incumbents Keep City Council Seats

By Zendelle Bouchard All three incumbent Sanford City Councilors retained their seats in Tuesday’s election. Turnout was good for a year with no presidential or gubernatorial contest, with 27% of Sanford/Springvale’s 15,704 registered voters casting a ballot. In a tight race for two 3-year Council seats, Deputy Mayor Maura Herlihy received 2,215 votes and Councilor Jonathan Martell received 2,190. Challenger Oliver Jones III received 1,877. For the single 1-year seat, which finishes out the term that Becky Brink held before…
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