Local polling times, places

    Tuesday is Election Day as voters head to the polls to cast their ballots across the state. A new law this year allows towns with a population of less than 500 people to have their polls open from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., while towns with more than 500 people must be open from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
    Another new wrinkle to this year’s voting practices deals with absentee ballots. This year, absentee ballots must be requested and picked up at local town offices by Thursday, Nov. 3. Ballots may be returned after that date, but no ballots will be given out after that date.
    Towns with a population less than 2,500 were also no longer required to advertise their poll times as legal notices.
    The following is an alphabetical listing of poll times and locations for voters to reference.
    • Amity — 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., 1143 U.S. Route 1.
    • Danforth — 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., 52 Depot St.
    • Dyer Brook — 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Dyer Brook Road.
    • Hammond — 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. 13 Burnt Brow Road.
    • Hersey — 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., 27 Deer Lane.
    • Hodgdon — 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., 179 Hodgdon Mills Road.
    • Houlton — 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., 128 Main St.
    • Island Falls — 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.,  68 Houlton Road.
    • Linneus — 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., 1185 Hodgdon Mills Road.
    • Littleton — 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., U.S. Route 1.
    • Ludlow — 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., 831 Ludlow Road.
    • Merrill — 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., 3391 U.S. Route 2.
    • Monticello — 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., U.S. Route 1.
    • Moro Plantation — 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., 626 Scenic Highway Road.
    • New Limerick — 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., 11 Old Station Road.
    • Oakfield — 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., 80 School St.
    • Orient —10 a.m. to 8 p.m., 82 School House Road.
    • Patten — 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., 27 Dearborn St.
    • Sherman — 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., 36 School St.
    • Smyrna — 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., 3391 U.S. Route 2.
    • Stacyville — 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., 414 Station Road.
    • Weston — 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., 5 Church Lane.