Registrar of Voters

VOTING - Benton residents may register to vote at the Town Office during regular office hours or during elections.  Voter registration cards may also be mailed to the Town Office.   Information about voter eligibility, including military personnel, can be found on-line at:  http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/resident.htm

ABSENTEE VOTING -  Registered voters may vote absentee.  Some voters choose to file a standing absentee ballot request for all elections.  Any registered voter who wishes to recieve an absentee ballot for every election should contact the Town Office for a request form.  A registered voter may also vote absentee for a single election by voting at the Town Office when ballots are available, or by calling the Town Office at 453-7191 to request an absentee ballot.  If someone wants to request an absentee ballot for an immediate family member, that request must be made in person at the Town Office, not via phone.  

For more information about voting and absentee voting, go to http://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/voter_info/ .

For information about requesting an absentee ballot on-line, visit:  http://www.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/AbsenteeBallot/index.pl

Military personnel request for Absentee Ballot through the Federal Voting Assistance Program.  Apply at:  http://www.fvap.gov/usm/usmfpca/usmfpca-me.html

eDemocracy.  Also be sure to check out eDemocracy on Maine.gov.  The site "uses the power of the Internet to bring people closer to their government and enhance democracy in Maine. Through online information and services, this initiative aims to help citizens better understand their government, to encourage citizen participation in government, and to provide greater communication, access, and accountability of government."  Check it out at:  http://www.maine.gov/portal/government/edemocracy/index.html   

Democracy for Kids and Young Voters - http://www.maine.gov/portal/government/edemocracy/dem_kids.html

Voting Districts.  The Town of Benton is in State Senator District 25; however, the Town is part of State Representative District 54 and District 55.  District 55 includes the north and west portions of Benton, i.e., north of Bridge Street/Neck Road and east of the Sebasticook River (see the attached pdf file/map).  District 54 includes the southwest corner of Benton inside the following line:  from Bridge Street (east of the Benton-Fairfield boundary) then east along Bridge Street and the Neck Road until it intersects with State Route 11 (Clinton Avenue); then north along State Route 11 until it intersects with Sebasticook Bridge Road; then east along Sebasticook Bridge Road until it intersects with the Sebasticook River; then south along the Sebasticook River until it intersects with the Benton-Winslow boundary; then west along the Benton-Winslow boundary until it intersects with the eastern shoreline of the Kennebec River; then north along the eastern shoreline of the Kennebec River to the beginning point at the bottom of Bridge Street. 

Elected Officials.  To find Benton's U.S. and State Senators and members of Congress, visit:  http://www.maine.gov/portal/government/edemocracy/lookup_officials.php?town=11040

           Julie L. Morrison, Registrar

Related Documents:

State Representative Voting Districts (PDF) 883370k