Voting Districts
Congressional: 1
State Senate: 17
State Representative: 56
County Commissioner: 2
Polling Place for State Elections
Litchfield Sportsmen’s Club
2261 Hallowell Road
Open 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
Polling Place for RSU4 Budget Elections
Litchfield Town Office
24oo Hallowell Road
Open 8:00 am – 8:00 pm
For absentee voting information, please visit https://apps.web.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/AbsenteeBallot/index.pl
For Rank-Choice voting information, please visit https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/temp/2022/rcposter4.pdf
2024 Upcoming Elections
State Elections — https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/upcoming/index.html
RSU4 School Budget Referendum — https://www.rsu4.org/o/rsu4/page/budget-development
September 11th — RSU4 Public Budget Meeting at Oak Hill HS: For detailed information, please visit the RSU4 link above.
September 24th — RSU4 School Budget Referendum at Town Office: For detailed information, please visit the RSU4 link above.
RSU4 Sep 24 Certified Results Litchfield Yes 147 No 158
November 5th — General Referendum (Presidential and etc.): For detailed information or to register to vote, please visit the state election link above.
Previous Elections
2024 Special Town Meeting, Monday August 26th, 7 pm at the Central Fire Station
TOWN WARRANT Special Town Meeting August 26th
June 2024
June Elections will take place at the Litchfield Sportsmen’s Club, located at 2261 Hallowell Road, on Tuesday, June 11th from 8:00 am – 8:00 pm.
June 11th — State Primary: Primary Elections determine each qualified party’s nomination of candidates for Federal offices and State and County offices. Party candidates who are elected at the Primary Election qualify to appear on the November General Election ballot.
June 11th — Municipal Elections: Municipal Elections determine final results for Select Board, RSU4 School Board, Litchfield Academy, and Budget Committee.
June 11th — RSU4 School Budget Referendum: For detailed information, please visit the RSU4 link above.
2024 Annual Town Meeting
June 15th — Annual Town Meeting: To be held at Carrie Ricker School, 573 Richmond Road, beginning at 10:00 am.
November 2024
November Elections will take place at the Litchfield Sportsmen’s Club, located at 2261 Hallowell Road, on Tuesday, November 5th from 8:00 am – 8:00 pm.
November 5th — Presidential General Election: The General Election is held nationally on the first Tuesday following the first Monday in November. For detailed information, please visit the State Elections link above.
March 2024
March 5th — Presidential Primary: Help determine your party’s candidate (Democrat or Republican). Voter’s not enrolled in a party may vote either ballot. Vote from 8 am to 8 pm at the Sportsmen’s Club
November 2023
November 7th — State Referendums: Detailed information is found at https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/upcoming/index.html Look for the “Citizen’s Guide to the Referendum Election.”
Vote from 8 am to 8 pm at the Sportsmen’s Club
November 7th — RSU4 FOURTH BUDGET VALIDATION ELECTION: Absentee ballots available after October 23rd. Vote from 8 am to 8 pm at the Sportsmen’s Club
October 2023
!!!VOTE TODAY !!! RSU4 Budget Voting — Tue Oct 3:
The School Board is proposing an additional $369,400 reduction since the last vote, for a total reduction of $693,158 since the initial budget. Slides may be viewed here https://www.rsu4.org/page/budget. Vote Tuesday, October 3rd at the Sportsmen’s Club. We feel it is worth your time to listen to the presentation and public comments in the first 20 minutes of the School Board meeting of Aug 30 https://www.youtube.com/@rsu4webmaster611/streams.
June 2023
General Election – Tuesday, June 13th at the Litchfield Sportsmen’s Club 2261 Hallowell Rd
Town Meeting – Saturday, June 17th at the Carrie Ricker School gymnasium
2023 RSU4 Budget Validation Warrant
2023 RSU4 Bond Referendum Warrant
Sample Ballots:
June 2023 Municipal Absentee Ballot Application
June 2023 Official Ballot SAMPLE
June 2023 Sample Ballots (All) – (RSU4 Budget Information)
Voting for the Municipal Election will be held at the Sportsmen’s Club, on June 13th, from 8am to 8pm.
Absentee Ballot Applications are now available at the Town Office.
About Absentee Ballots:
Applications for absentee ballots and early voting now available at the town office. To obtain a ballot you must be registered to vote here in Litchfield. There are 3 ways to obtain a ballot:
- Vote early in person – come in to the town office during regular business hours to vote in person by absentee ballot.
- Application by phone – obtain a ballot through the mail by telephone request. The request must come directly from the voter.
- Application in person – pick up a ballot, for yourself or an immediate family member, by completing an application in person.
If you are not yet registered (or not sure if you are registered) please contact the town office and we will gladly help you.
HISTORICAL RESULTS
2022 Elections/Election Events
RSU4 School Construction Referendum
Voting for the RSU4 Construction was held at the Sportsmen’s Club, on August 9th, from 8am to 8pm.
Annual Town Meeting 2022
The Annual Town Meeting was held on Saturday, June 18th at the Carrie Ricker School, in the gym, beginning at 10am.
RSU4
Sample RSU#4 Ballot
Selectmen recommends: Ought not to pass
Budget Committee Recommends: Ought not to pass
RSU4 Budget Increase
Municipal
Select Board (one position open):
Rayna Leibowitz
Scott Weeks
RSU#4 (one position open):
Jill Bouchard
Academy Trustees (three positions open):
Earl Lamoreau Jr.
Rayna Leibowitz
Budget Committee (three positions open):
Larry Bell
Bruce Doyle
Jennifer Libby
Results:
Primary Ballot Results: Republican – 254 Votes Democratic – 134 Votes
RSU#4 Budget Referendum Q1: Yes 239* No 229 Blank 6 Q2: Yes 302* No 160 Blank 12
| Warden’s Municipal Tally Sheet Final Totals | |
| Total # ballots | 482 |
| Selectman | |
| Scott Weeks* | 306 |
| Rayna Leibowitz | 160 |
| School Board, RSU4 | |
| Jill Bouchard* | 384 |
| Academy Trustees | |
| Earl Lamoreau Jr. * | 375 |
| Rayna Leibowitz* | 316 |
| Budget Committee | |
| Lawrence Bell* | 310 |
| Bruce Doyle* | 344 |
| Jennifer Libby* | 354 |
2021 Elections/Election Events
Annual Town Meeting 2021
The Annual Town Meeting will be held on Saturday, June 12th at the Carrie Ricker School, beginning at 10am.
RSU #4 Budget Validation Referendum Q1: Yes 173 No 133 Q2: Yes 174 No 130
Q1/2: Liquor License Referendum Q1: Yes 249 No 54 Q2 Yes 236 No 65
Q3: Loan for Roads and Bridges and Grant Matching Yes 159 No 144
Q4: Loan for matching road and bridge reconstruction grants Yes 205 No 95
| Warden’s Municipal Tally Sheet Final Totals | |
| Total # ballots | 310 |
| Selectman | |
| Clarence Gowell III* | 162 |
| School Board, RSU4 | |
| Kristy Ouellette* | 166 |
| Academy Trustees | |
| Joan Thomas* | 235 |
| Budget Committee | |
| Elton Wade* | 263 |
| Robert Harmon*+ | 2 |
*Winner +Write-in Candidate
2020 Elections/Election Events
General Election: Tuesday, November 3rd 2020 8 am – 8 pm at the Litchfield Sportsmen’s Club
Early voting is available at the Town Office until October 29th.
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Municipal Elections: Tuesday, July 14th, 2020 8 am – 8 pm at the Litchfield Sportsmen’s Club
Annual Town Meeting: Saturday, July 18th, 2020 10 am at the Litchfield Fairgrounds in the barn beside the pulling ring.
RSU #4 Budget Validation Referendum Q1: Yes 469 No 326 Q2: Yes 442 No 346
| Warden’s Municipal Tally Sheet Final Totals | |
| Total # ballots | 807 |
| Selectman | |
| Gary Parker* | 652 |
| School Board, RSU4 | |
| Vicki Russell*+ | 42 |
| Academy Trustees | |
| Esther Slattery*+ | 22 |
| Elton Wade*+ | 19 |
| Budget Committee | |
| Tom Wood*+ | 28 |
| David Blocher*+ | 20 |
| Margaret Martin*+ | 20 |
*Winner +Write-in Candidate
2019 Elections / Events
Municipal Elections: Tuesday, June 11th, 2019 8 am – 8 pm at the Litchfield Sportsmen’s Club
Annual Town Meeting: Saturday, June 15th, 2019 10 am at the Litchfield Sportsmen’s Club
| Warden’s Municipal Tally Sheet Final Totals | |
| Total # ballots | 238 |
| Selectman | |
| Darlene Beaulieu | 73 |
| Rayna Leibowitz* | 161 |
| School Board, RSU4 | |
| Dori Upham* | 182 |
| Academy Trustees | |
| Rayna Leibowitz* | 185 |
| Earl Lamoreau* | 167 |
| Budget Committee | |
| Contacting Write-ins | |
*Winner
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2018 Elections/Election Events
Annual Town Meeting
The 2018 Annual Town Meeting was held on Saturday, June 16th VIDEO (or HD Video P1, P2, P3 of 3). All articles passed. Article 25 was approved to authorize $194,000 from the Highway Equipment Reserve Fund to be used to purchase a wheeler truck (plow/sander) for Public Works. Article 28 was increased by $6,032 to allow the transfer station to be open 3 days a week (Fri – Sun) 6 months a year during summer/fall. Article 39 was changed to reduce by $7000 the amount authorized for the first year of property revaluation to match the accepted bid. Article 50 was changed to reflect the finalized cost of the county tax, an increase of $13,695.
Town Warrant 2018
2018 Issue Forum
Video -Primary Camera: P1 P2 & P3 of 3 Backup Camera: P1 of 1
Topic Index:
Primary Cam – School Budget P1 0:01 & P2: Roads – P2 11:00; Gustin Road P2 45:00 : Candiates – P2 50:00 & P3
Backup Cam – School Budget 0:01; Roads 1:10:00; Gustin Road 1:45:00 Candidates 1:52:00
Election Results from Tuesday, June 12th
Ballotpedia reference link
| Warden’s Municipal Tally Sheet Final Totals | |
| Total # ballots | 814 |
| Selectman | |
| Renee C. Lachapelle | 252 |
| Mark T. Russell* | 371 |
| Richard E. Swett | 124 |
| 1 | |
| Budget Committee | |
| Rodney R. Allen* | 444 |
| Elton L. Wade* | 508 |
| David Larry | 1 |
| Mel Neuindyke | 1 |
| Harold Nelson | 1 |
| Travis Wheeler | 1 |
| RSU #4 School Board | |
| Richard E. Swett | 267 |
| Joan M. Thomas* | 452 |
| Gary Parker | 1 |
| Dave Larry | 1 |
| Academy Trustee | |
| Richard E. Swett | 257 |
| Joan M. Thomas* | 463 |
*Winner
Primary Referendum (Ranked Choice Voting)
Statewide: YES – 54% NO – 46%
Litchfield: YES – 377 NO – 432
RSU#4 School Budget – PASSED
Litchfield: YES – 419 NO – 378
Sabattus: YES – 523 NO – 186
Wales: YES – 216 NO – 76
CentralMaine.com 2018 June Election Results
School Budget Voting Recommendations:
Board of Selectmen: No – BOS Budget Resolution – 2018
Budget Committee: Yes – 2018-04-23 Ltr to RSU4 Board *
*Note: The Board of Selectmen and Budget committee agree that concerns about school funding and the local formula should be addressed by the school board. Following submission of the Budget Committee letter, more information was provided from the RSU #4 Superintendent and Financial Officer, and the Budget Committee voted to support the proposed budget that includes a Student Resource Officer, as that budget is less than a 2% overall increase from the previous year.
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2017 Annual Town Meeting and Warrant:
The 2017 Annual Town Meeting was held Saturday, June 17, 2017, at 10 a.m. at the Sportsmen’s Club. Approximately 80 people attended. All articles passed. Article 11 for General Government was increased by $1000 to cover pest control. Article 18 for office Equipment/Service was increased by $2000 to allow for the possibility of web redesign. Article 32 for Web Tech was reduced to zero as it was deemed already appropriated in Article 18. Article 48 was amended to read “…2017-18.” Article 51 was amended to read “…fiscal year 2017-2018.” All proposed ordinance changes passed.
2017 Town Meeting Video
2017-18 Litchfield Town Warrant
Proposed ordinance changes (MS Word format, changes marked in red):
LUO2013 06-15-13 – SO1 2017-05-17 Final Draft
Subdivision Ordinance 2017b 2017-05-11 Final Draft
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Special Town Meetings and Warrants
2019–Sep. 19, 2019 Special Town Meeting , Fire Truck Purchase Ratification:
Special Town Meeting Warrant 09192019
2017–Mar. 7, 2017 Special Town Meeting , Selectman Election:
2017 0307 Special Town Meeting Warrant (Selectman Election)
2017--Feb. 1, 2017 Special Town Meeting on Marijuana Moratorium:
2017 0201 Special Town Meeting Warrant (Marijuana Moratorium)
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2015–The 2015 annual town meeting was held Saturday, June 13, 2015, at 10 a.m. at the Litchfield Sportsmen’s Club. Approximately 100 people attended. All articles passed. Article No. 36 for New Mills and Woodbury Pond Dams was increased to $9,100 from $7,100. Article No. 28 for capital road improvements was decreased to $410,000 from $610,000.
2015-16 Litchfield Town Warrant
2014–The 2014 annual town meeting was held Saturday, June 14, 2014, at 10 a.m. at the Litchfield Sportsmen’s Club. Approximately 50 people attended. All articles passed. Article 26 was amended to include an additional amount of $25,000 for a total article amount of $318,700.