Editor s note: Election results will be published on Seacoastonline.com as soon as they are available. Polls close at 8 p.m.
YORK, Maine Voters headed to the polls Saturday at York High School, where the final ballots are being cast in the town s annual budget referendum and election.
In addition to deciding the outcome of contested races for the Board of Selectmen, Budget Committee and York School Committee, pandemic-weary residents will either accept or reject each component of a 3.9% budget increase local leaders have proposed.
Polling place hours and absentee voting
During the first hour of in-person voting, about 90 people cast their ballots, according to Town Clerk Mary-Anne Szeniawski. If that pace continues until polls close at 8 p.m., about 1,000 people will vote in person, she said.
YORK, Maine All 14 candidates who are running in the three contested races ahead of the town s May vote have been invited to participate in a virtual candidates night forum hosted by The York Weekly.
The live event, which will begin at 7 p.m. on Thursday, April 15, will give candidates an opportunity to introduce themselves to voters and explain their perspectives on the key issues affecting local government.
How do I submit questions?
Community members who wish to submit questions ahead of the virtual candidates night forum can do so via email.
Please send questions to yorkweekly@seacoastonline.com, with the phrase candidates night questions in the subject line.
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YORK, Maine Nomination papers are available for a variety of local elected positions. Familiar names and one new face are among those who have expressed interest thus far: There s one opening for the Town Clerk / Tax Collector position, which will be vacated by Town Clerk Mary-Anne Szeniawski,
who is retiring. Lynn Marie Osgood, who currently works in clerk s office, turned in nomination papers to run for the position, Szeniawski said. There are two openings on the Board of Selectmen. Terms are up for Todd Frederick and Marilyn McLaughlin, and both have taken out nomination papers to run again. Frederick has returned his.