ABSENTEE VOTING and TOWN MEETING for MOUNT DESERT

MOUNT DESERT—The Town Clerk will conduct absentee voting for the Annual Town Meeting Candidate Election at the town office located at 21 Sea Street, Northeast Harbor during office hours (M-F 9:00 am to 4:30 pm).

The Town Clerk will also conduct absentee voting at the Town Office (21 Sea St., Northeast Harbor) the evening of April 29, 2026 from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. after which any request for an absentee ballot must be done in person with a Special Circumstances application. Special Circumstances are defined as: unexpected absence from town; physical disability; incapacity or illness; or inability to travel to the polls because of residency on a coastal island (access by water only).

The Annual Town Meeting for the Town of Mount Desert will commence at 7:45 a.m., Monday, May 4, 2026 at the Town Office Meeting Room; 21 Sea Street, Northeast Harbor. Following the election of Moderator, the polls will be open from 8:00 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. for voting on the election of officers.

The open floor Town Meeting is scheduled to resume at the Neighborhood House, 1 Kimball Road, Northeast Harbor at 6:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 5, 2026. Prior to the Meeting, come socialize with a “Special Edition” supper from the Neighborhood House Community Café. Food will be served beginning at 5:00 p.m. and is free to the public.

Copies of the Town Report and Warrant will be available no later than ten days prior to the Town Meeting at the Town Office and on the Town’s website at www.mtdesert.org.

If you have any questions about Absentee Voting or the schedule for Annual Town Meeting, please call the Town Office at 276-5531.