BRUNSWICK

Absentee voting is ongoing in Brunswick for the June 10 primary elections and school referendum.

Absentee voting can be conducted at the Town Clerk’s office up until Thursday, said Town Clerk Fran Smith during Monday’s town council meeting. The clerk’s office will remain open until 7 p.m. Thursday.

Those who are not enrolled can enroll in one of three political parties that have primaries in Brunswick — Republican, Democrat and Green Independent. It is too late for those already enrolled to switch parties to vote in a different primary this election, said Smith.

Smith said that absentee voting so far has been brisk.

“We’ve had a boom in business,” Smith said. “It’s been really good.”

Registered voters who wish to vote via mail can have a ballot mailed to them by calling the clerk’s office at 725-6658.

The school budget referendum question is a yes-or-no question asking voters if they favor the school budget. Details about the budget amount will be posted at polling places.

The council passed the school budget May 29 in a series of resolutions which the council approved unanimously.

If approved, the school budget, along with the municipal and county budgets also approved by the council, will increase the tax rate 3.5 percent. That means a $140 tax bill increase for a property assessed at $150,000.

All voting on June 10 will be done at Brunswick Junior High School, 65 Columbia Ave., from 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Here is a list of candidates appearing on Brunswick’s ballots:

Democrat

On the Democrat ballots, Shenna Bellows is unopposed in the primary for U.S. Senate, Michael Michaud is unopposed in his nomination for governor, and incumbent Rep. Chellie Pingree is unopposed in seeking the re-nomination for Maine’s first congressional district.

Michael T. Edes is challenging Cumberland County Sheriff Kevin Jay Joyce for the Democratic nomination.

Joseph Mazziotti is unopposed in the Democratic nomination for judge of probate.

No Democrat has filed to run for District 2 district attorney or District 3 county commissioner.

There is one contested legislative primary, and that’s for the House District 50 seat being vacated by Charlie Priest. Jackie Sartoris and Ralph Tucker are both vying for that seat. The Times Record is hosting a candidates forum for the Sartoris- Tucker primary at 7 p.m.. Thursday at Brunswick Town Hall.

Three Democrat incumbents are running unopposed for their party’s nomination in their legislative districts: Jeremy Saxton, House District 51; Matthea Daughtry, House District 49; Stan Gerzofsky, Senate District 24.

Republican

There are no contested races on Republican ballots in Brunswick. Incumbents U.S. Sen. Susan Collins and Gov. Paul LePage are unopposed in their respective primary races. Isaac Misiuk is seeking the Republican nomination for Maine’s first congressional district.

Stephanie Anderson is unopposed in seeking the nomination for District 2’s district attorney.

No Republican is seeking the nomination for Cumberland County sheriff, judge of probate, or District 3 county commissioner.

Candidates seeking the nomination for their legislative districts are: Byron D. Watson, House District 51; Mark Holbrook, House District 50; Michael Stevens, House District 49; Jennifer Johnson, Senate District 24.

Green Independent

The only Green Independent name on the Brunswick ballot is K. Frederick Horch, running unopposed for his party’s nomination for Senate District 24.

jswinconeck@timesrecord.com