User:Democracy207/Portland Maine general election November 8 2011

Portland, Maine will conduct its general election on November 8, 2011. In addition to the usual rotation of City Council, School Board, Peaks Island Council, and Portland Water District seats open, one At Large City Council seat has been replaced by the new position of Mayor. (Main Article: Portland,_Maine_mayoral_election,_2011) The Mayor of Portland, Maine will be popularly elected for the first time since 1923 (List of mayors of Portland, Maine) and will preside over the City Council in addition to other duties defined in an amended City Charter adopted by the citizens of Portland in November of 2010. The Mayoral election will be decided using instant-runoff voting for the first time in Maine history. The other elections will continue to be held without instant-runoff voting.

Municipal Seats Open

 * Mayor | 1 Seat | 4-year term   (Main Article: Portland,_Maine_mayoral_election,_2011)
 * City Council | District Four | 1 Seat | 3-year term
 * City Council | District Five | 1 Seat | 3-year term
 * School Board | District Four | 1 Seat | 3-year term
 * School Board | District Five | 1 Seat | 3-year term
 * School Board | At Large | 2 Seats | 3-year term
 * Peaks Island Council | (2 Seats: 1-year term | 1 Seat: 2-year term | 2 Seats: 3-year term)
 * Portland Water District | At-Large | 1 Seat


 * Write-in Candidates - must declare 45 days before the election (by September 26, 2011)

Nomination papers
OFFICE | MIN | MAX District Council | 75 | 150 District School | 75 | 150 At Large for Mayor | 300 | 500 At Large for School | 300 | 500 Peaks Island Council | 50 | 100 Portland Water District | 100 | 150
 * Available: 7/01/11
 * Deadline: RETURN no sooner than 8/15/11 at 9:00 AM and no later than 8/29/11 at 4:30 PM
 * Number of Signatures required (must be registered Portland voters):

Polling Times & Polling Places
TIMES: open at 7:00 A.M. and close at 8:00 P.M.

PLACES:

PRECINCT | LOCATION | ADDRESS 1-1 | East End Elementary School | 195 North Street 1-2 | Merrill Auditorium Rehearsal Hall | 20 Myrtle Street 1-3 | Peaks Island Community Hall | Peaks Island 2-1 | Reiche Elementary School | 166 Brackett Street 2-2 | Exposition Building | 239 Park Avenue 3-1 | Woodfords Congregational Church | 202 Woodfords Street 3-2 | Italian Heritage Center | 40 Westland Avenue 4-1 | St. Pius Church | 492 Ocean Avenue 4-2 | First Baptist Church | 360 Canco Road 5-1 | Stevens Avenue Armory | 772 Stevens Avenue 5-2 | Grace Baptist Gymnasium | 476 Summit Street

Current Voter Registration
49,471 Registered Voters (As of June 1, 2011)

Historical Voter Turnout
DATE | TURNOUT | NOTES
 * MAY 2011 | 1,646 | (School Budget)
 * NOV 2010 | 26,939 | [Gubernatorial and Municipal]
 * NOV 2009 | 27,423 | [Municipal & State Referendum (Same Sex Marriage)]
 * JUN 2009 | 3,519 | (Charter Commission)
 * MAY 2009 | 2,170 | (School Budget)
 * NOV 2008 | 37,061 | (Presidential)
 * JUN 2008 | 10,989 | (State Primary)
 * MAY 2008 | 3,542 | (School Budget)
 * NOV 2007 | 12,648 | [Municipal and State Referendum (slots and bonds)]
 * JUN 2007 | 6,221 | (Special State and Municipal Referendum)
 * NOV 2006 | 22,432 | [Gubernatorial, State Referendum (TABOR), Municipal]