June elections

Annual Open Town Meeting: Votes on municipal and school budgets

June 2, 2026 at 6:00 p.m.
Location: Conners-Emerson Gymnasium

This is the first portion of the Annual Town Meeting, where the school and municipal budgets will be voted on. The meeting continues Tuesday, June 10 with the Town Election of officers and all warrant articles designated for the secret ballot portion of the meeting.

Budget information page
A Citizen's Guide to Town Meeting, Maine Municipal Association, 2022


Town Election: Election of officers, votes on Land Use Ordinance Amendments

June 9, 2026
Polling Place: Municipal Building Auditorium
Poll Hours: 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.

The following offices will be elected by the voters at the June 9, 2026 Town Election:

  • Bar Harbor Town Council                              Three seats – Three-year term
  • Superintending School Committee                 Two seats   – Three-year term
  • MDI High School Trustee                               One seat – Three-year term 
  • Warrant Committee                                      Five seats – Three-year term and two seats - One-year term

Nomination papers are available in the Town Clerk’s office beginning Monday, March 2. Deadline for filing nomination papers with the Town Clerk is Friday, April 10, 2026 at 5:00 pm.  Call 207-288-4098 for more information.

Write-in candidates: Any qualified resident interested in being considered a write-in candidate for the town election must file a declaration of write-in candidacy with the Town Clerk on or before 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 4. The candidate must meet all the other qualifications for the office, and must receive a minimum of 25 votes to be elected.

The Town Election is a continuation of the Annual Town Meeting, which adjourns when the election results are announced. The warrant for the meeting includes information about any local ballot questions.

Election Materials

(Links will be added as materials become available)

Ways to Request an Absentee Ballot

Applications for absentee ballots are available two months before the election (early April). The ballots themselves will be available in early May.

  • By mail: Download the application and mail to Town Clerk's Office, 93 Cottage Street, Bar Harbor, ME 04609
  • By phone (voter may request for self only): call 207-288-4098.
  • In person in the Town Clerk's office (voter may request for self and/or immediate family members).
  • Online absentee ballot request service.
Last day to request an absentee ballot or vote in the Clerk's Office is Thursday, June 4.  Absentee Ballot envelopes must be received by close of polls, 8pm on Tuesday, June 9.

Information about Ballot Questions

The warrant (and ballot) for June 2026 has not been finalized. For information about questions that may be headed to the ballot, see the Land Use Information page.