Voters will receive two ballots for the June 11 primary election, one a state primary ballot and the other a local ballot. All registered voters may vote on the school budget and whether or not to authorize $875,000 for a new Gorham fire truck. The purchase has already been funded through the FY25 budget and will not add to the mil rate. Because it is a purchase over $500,000, by Charter, voters must approve it.

Registered Democratic, Republican, and Green Independent voters will receive ballots for their party’s candidates for federal and state offices. There is only one contested race for state representative: Seven Siegel and Eleanor Sato are running to be the District 109 Democratic candidate in the November election. Jean-Marie Caterina and Bruce Tarbox are in a race to be the Democratic nominee for Cumberland County District 1 Commissioner. All other primary candidates for state offices are running unopposed. No write-in votes for Democrat or Republican candidates will be counted. Only a write-in vote for a Green Independent candidate for Congress will count.

Voters have until Thursday, May 23 to change their political party, but voters enrolled in a party may only vote in their party’s primary. Because this is a semi-open primary election, voters who are not enrolled in a political party may choose to vote in the Republican, Democratic, or Green Independent party’s primary.

Voters may come to the Town Clerk’s office in the Municipal Building Monday through Thursday to vote absentee until June 6 at 7 p.m. Wards1-1 and 1-2, polling places for Representative District 109, are at Gorham Middle School and Great Falls Elementary School. Ward 2, polling place for District 108, is at the Shaw Gym. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

Profiles for state and local candidates running in both Republican and Democrat primary elections are on pages 5 and 6, with the exception of Alan Livingston who is running unopposed and chose not to submit a profile.