Student Life

2024 STATE ELECTION INFORMATION

ALL ORONO VOTERS WILL VOTE AT

The COLLINS CENTER FOR THE ARTS on the UMAINE CAMPUS!

TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 5^th

Polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m.

ORONO residents may enroll, or make changes to their registration:

• Any State BMV Office while conducting other activities.
• At the ORONO Town Office Monday – Thursday, 7:30am – 5:30pm
• After October 15^th, voters who wish to register must do so in person.
• On Election Day, however advanced updates are strongly recommended…

To register to vote for the first time, you will need:

• Proof of ID (driver’s license, state or student ID, passport, birth certificate)
• Proof of residency (piece of mail showing an ORONO street address)

Absentee Ballots may be requested by:

• Online at http://www.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/AbsenteeBallot/index.pl
• The voter by telephone by calling 866-2556
• Completed application submitted to the Town Clerk at 59 Main St.
• Visiting the Town Clerk’s office in-person during regular business hours!

The deadline to request an absentee ballot is Thursday, October 31^st.  

• Unless an exception of incapacitation/illness/disability /or absence occurs unexpectedly and is sworn under oath with a signed affidavit by the voter.

Absentee Ballots are expected to be available by October 7th.  Voters may vote an absentee ballot in the Town Office Monday – Thursday 7:30-5:30PM. 

• The Town will host two IN-PERSON absentee voting / voter registration days in the Town Council Chambers at 59 Main Street on:  October 24^th and October 28^th from 7:30AM-4:00PM
• The Town will host an IN-PERSON absentee voting / voter registration day at the UMAINE CAMPUS – Collins Center for the Arts on October 30^th from 9:00AM-4:00PM.

Don’t forget to use the external Absentee Voting Drop Boxes to deposit voted absentee ballots in two convenient locations:    Town Office and UMAINE’S Memorial Union.