November 2026 Municipal Election

At a glance

• What: Council set up the November 3, 2026 municipal candidate and referendum election.
• Where it stands: Orders passed 7 to 0 on July 16, 2026; two borrowing questions were later added for the ballot.
• Next: Election day November 3, 2026.

Orders

• 26-103: City Clerk to prepare the notice and ballots; nomination petitions available July 23 through September 1, 2026 and due back by September 3, 2026. Moved by Councilor Lind, seconded by Councilor Gary-Allen.
• 26-104: voter registration hours Monday through Thursday, 7:15 a.m. to 5:30 p.m., with no special evening hours (state law otherwise calls for two evening hours unless the municipal officers set different hours). Moved by Councilor Lind, seconded by Councilor Michaud.

Both passed 7 to 0. Ballot questions added later: Farrington Elementary School Renovation Bond and General Capital Borrowing Referendum. City Clerk Gooldrup signed the minutes.

Sources

• City Council business meeting minutes, July 16, 2026: https://www.augustamaine.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_07162026-96
• City Council business meeting minutes, August 20, 2026: https://www.augustamaine.gov/AgendaCenter/ViewFile/Minutes/_08202026-94

Log

2026-08-20 - City Council

Orders 26-132 and 26-133 set the two referendum questions for this ballot.

2026-07-16 - City Council

Election calendar and registration hours set, 7 to 0.

2026-11-05 - City Council Business Meeting

Order 26-180 on the agenda to certify the November 3 election and referendum results. Outcome unknown.