[HISTORY: Adopted by the City Council of the City of Augusta
as Ch. 7 of the 1990 Code. Amendments noted where applicable.]
[Amended 1-8-1990 by Ord. No. 298; 12-20-1993 by Ord. No. 321; 6-21-2004 by Ord. No. 90; 5-1-2014 by Ord. No. 14-075]
Ward boundaries shall be as follows:
A.
Ward 1: Starting at a point in the middle of Bond Brook at the Augusta/Manchester
municipal boundary and proceeding easterly following Bond Brook to
a point directly north of the terminus of North Street. Then turning
directly south to the terminus of North Street and following North
Street to its intersection with Bridge Street. Then turning east on
Bridge Street to its intersection with State Street. Then turning
north on State Street to its intersection with Laurel Street. Then
turning east on Laurel Street to its intersection with Water Street.
Then turning south on Water Street to the State of Maine railroad
trestle underpass. Then turning east and following the railroad trestle
to a point in the middle of the Kennebec River. Then turning south
and following the Kennebec River to a point in the center of the river
where the Memorial Bridge crosses the river. Then turning west on
Memorial Bridge to Memorial Drive and proceeding to the center of
Memorial Circle. Then turning south on State Street to the intersection
of Capital Street. Then turning west on Capital Street to the intersection
of Sewall Street. Then turning south on Sewall Street to the Augusta/Hallowell
municipal boundary. Then turning west and following the municipal
boundary back to the point of beginning.
[Amended 2-2-2023 by Ord. No. 23-017]
B.
Ward 2: Starting at the intersection of South Belfast Avenue and
the Augusta municipal boundary and proceeding westerly on South Belfast
Avenue to the point where it intersects with Cony Street. Turning
west on Cony Street and following it to the western bank of the Kennebec
River where the road becomes Bridge Street. Proceeding west on Bridge
Street to a point in the middle of the Calumet Crossing at Old Fort
Western Bridge. Turning south and following the Kennebec River to
a point in the center of the river where the Memorial Bridge crosses
the river. Then turning west on Memorial Bridge to Memorial Drive
and proceeding to the center of Memorial Circle. Then turning south
on State Street to the intersection of Capitol Street. Then turning
west on Capitol Street to the intersection of Sewall Street. Then
turning south on Sewall Street to the Augusta/Hallowell municipal
boundary. Then turning east and following the municipal boundary back
to the point of beginning.
C.
Ward 3: Starting at a point in the middle of Bond Brook at the Augusta/Manchester
municipal boundary and proceeding easterly following Bond Brook to
a point directly north of the terminus of North Street. Then turning
directly south to the terminus of North Street and following North
Street to its intersection with Bridge Street. Then turning east on
Bridge Street to its intersection with State Street. Then turning
north on State Street to its intersection with Laurel Street. Then
turning east on Laurel Street to its intersection with Water Street.
Then turning south on Water Street to the State of Maine railroad
trestle underpass. Then turning east and following the railroad trestle
to a point in the middle of the Kennebec River. Turning north and
following the Kennebec River to its intersection with the Cushnoc
Crossing Bridge. Turning east on Route 3 to its intersection with
Riverside Drive. Turning north on Riverside Drive to its intersection
with Riggs Brook. Turning west and following Riggs Brook to the middle
of the Kennebec River. Turning north and following the Kennebec River
to its intersection with the Augusta municipal boundary. Then turning
west and following the Augusta municipal boundary to the point of
beginning.
[Amended 2-2-2023 by Ord. No. 23-017]
D.
Ward 4: Starting at the intersection of South Belfast Avenue and
the Augusta municipal boundary and proceeding westerly on South Belfast
Avenue to the point where it intersects with Cony Street. Turning
west on Cony Street and following it to the eastern bank of the Kennebec
River where the road becomes Bridge Street. Proceeding west on Bridge
Street to a point in the middle of the Calumet Crossing at Old Fort
Western Bridge. Turning north and following the Kennebec River to
its intersection with the Cushnoc Crossing Bridge. Turning east on
Route 3 to its intersection with Riverside Drive. Turning north on
Riverside Drive to its intersection with Riggs Brook. Turning west
and following Riggs Brook to the middle of the Kennebec River. Turning
north and following the Kennebec River to its intersection with the
Augusta municipal boundary. Then turning east and following the Augusta
municipal boundary to the point of beginning.
[Amended 2-2-2023 by Ord. No. 23-017]
[Amended 4-17-1990 by Ord. No. 376; 8-20-1990 by Ord. No. 497; 9-5-2006 by Ord. No. 139; 7-21-2011 by Ord. No. 11-92; 3-7-2013 by Ord. No.
13-035]
A.
For the purposes of this section, the term "voting place" shall mean
the building in which ballots are cast at an election.
B.
The voting places in the City wards are the following:
[Amended 2-21-2019 by Ord. No. 19-023]
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Ward 1: Buker Community Center
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Ward 2: City Center
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Ward 3: Augusta Civic Center
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Ward 4: Cony High School
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The form of warrants for calling meetings of the citizens of
the several wards shall be as prescribed for state elections and shall
be on file in the City Clerk's office.
All warrants for calling ward meetings shall be served by a
constable or resident of the City; warrants for ward meetings shall
be returned to the wardens of the several wards, on or before the
time of meeting therein named.
[Amended 10-5-1998 Ord. No. 673]
The service of notices of election for ward meetings shall be
made by posting copies thereof in at least one public and conspicuous
place in the ward mentioned in the notice of election, at least seven
days before the time of the meeting mentioned therein.
It shall be the duty of the Mayor and Council to fix the time
when the polls shall be opened and they shall insert the same in all
warrants for elections.
A.
It shall be unlawful for any person to engage in any activities,
other than those directly related to the election process for the
election then being held, within 250 feet of the entrance to the polling
places or within the polling places themselves during such time as
the polls are opened for any election.
B.
Such activities shall include, but not be limited to, solicitation
of information, distribution of information or material, solicitation
of signatures, solicitation of endorsements.
[Amended 8-15-1988 by Ord. No. 441; 7-2-1990 by Ord. No. 469]
Nomination papers for the election of municipal officers, chairpersons
and members of the Board of Education shall be in an approved form,
a copy of which is on file in the City Clerk's office.[1]
[1]
Editor's Note: A charter amendment adopted 11-11-1998 repealed former Art. II, §§ 7-26 through 7-40, of the 1990 Code, regarding initiative and referendum, which immediately followed this article. Former Art. II was derived from Code 1970, §§ 8-17 through 8-31; as amended 6-18-1990 by Ord. No. 440 and 7-16-1990 by Ord. No. 470. See now City Charter Art. V-A.
[Added 2-21-2019 by Ord. No. 19-023]
The requirements for declaration of write-in candidates and
the procedures for tallying and reporting of votes cast for all write-in
candidates at municipal elections shall be in accordance with the
provisions of State Law regarding candidates and State elections as
set forth in Title 21-A of the Laws of the State of Maine, except
that the deadline for declaring as a write-in candidate shall be at
the end of business on the 45th day prior to the election.
