Election Date: Tuesday, May 12, 2026
Polling Location: Longley School, 145 Birch Street.
Poll opens at 7am and closes at 8pm.

• All voting will take place at the Longley School, 145 Birch Street (the former Multi-Purpose Center) Parking is available in The Colisee parking lot.
• Students in need of transportation to vote can utilize the Bobcat Express during scheduled hours.

Voting Information:

• All voting will take place at the Longley School ~ Polls will be open from 7:00 am to 8:00 pm.  
• Voters wishing to cast an absentee ballot may do so in person at the City Clerk’s Office, 2nd Floor of City Hall, on Wednesday, May 6, 2026, and Thursday, May 7, 2026, 7:45am-4pm.
• If you need to register or update your voter registration since you last voted, information about what to bring is here.

About the FY27 Proposed School Budget:

To learn more about the budget, there will be a School Budget Town Hall on Thursday, May 7th at Connors Elementary school cafeteria at 5:30pm.

Below is information provided by the Lewiston School Department in their latest May 5, 2026 Public Announcement.

Heading to vote? Don’t forget to bring your Bates ID, and your phone with your Voter Registration badge on Garnet Gateway.

Sources:

• https://www.sunjournal.com/2026/04/22/lewiston-school-committee-passes-130-million-budget/
• https://www.sunjournal.com/2026/04/02/5-takeaways-from-lewistons-school-board-budget-workshop/
• https://www.lewistonmaine.gov/DocumentCenter/View/18141/2025-05-13-School-Budget-Validation-Election-Results?bidId=
• https://www.sunjournal.com/2024/07/09/lewiston-school-budget-passes-third-public-vote/