Actions, Events & Town Meeting Calendar
ELIOT LOCAL ACTIONS
LOCAL ACTIONS! Defending Democracy
ELIOT: Tuesdays, 3-4pm, Defending Democracy Rally, Eliot Commons
We hope you will take an hour and join us! The rallies are making a difference and if we don’t keep going, we won’t keep growing!!!
ELIOT Select Board Meeting
ELIOT SELECT BOARD
The Select Board, consisting of five members, is the legislative and policy-making body of our Municipal Government. Selectmen are elected at large on a non-partisan basis for overlapping three-year terms of office. The Chairman of the Board is elected from among the Board membership on an annual basis. The Select Board also serves as the Overseers of the Poor.
NO KINGS YORK NATIONAL RALLY
In America, we have No Kings.
We are showing up together again on March 28.
When our families are under attack and costs are pushing people to the brink, silence is not an option. We will defend ourselves and our communities against this administration’s unjust and cruel acts of violence. America does not belong to strongmen, greedy billionaires, or those who rule through fear. It belongs to us, the people.
NO KINGS YORK: Meet us in York for the rally at 10 am. Moulton Lane & York Street in York
NO KINGS PORTSMOUTH: Afterwards, we will meet in John Paul Jones Park in Kittery and march as a group over the bridge to Market Square from 1-3 pm.
NO KINGS PORTSMOUTH NATIONAL RALLY
In America, we have No Kings.
We are showing up together again on March 28.
When our families are under attack and costs are pushing people to the brink, silence is not an option. We will defend ourselves and our communities against this administration’s unjust and cruel acts of violence. America does not belong to strongmen, greedy billionaires, or those who rule through fear. It belongs to us, the people.
NO KINGS YORK: Meet us in York for the rally at 10 am. Moulton Lane & York Street in York
NO KINGS PORTSMOUTH: Afterwards, we will meet in John Paul Jones Park in Kittery and march as a group over the bridge to Market Square from 1-3 pm.
ELIOT LOCAL ACTIONS
LOCAL ACTIONS! Defending Democracy
ELIOT: Tuesdays, 3-4pm, Defending Democracy Rally, Eliot Commons
We hope you will take an hour and join us! The rallies are making a difference and if we don’t keep going, we won’t keep growing!!!
ELIOT Conservation Commission
The purpose of the Commission shall be to ensure the proper utilization and protection of the natural resources, ecosystems, scenic vistas and open spaces of Eliot; to protect the watershed and wetland resources of Eliot, and to further awareness and understanding of conservation practices and policies throughout the Town and region.
GUBERNATORIAL CANDIDATE SPEAKER SERIES
We resume our Gubernatorial Candidate speaker series on April 2nd, so mark your calendar to hear Nirav Shah discuss his goals and aspirations as well as answer your question.
Note the new start time of 5:00 pm!
RUN LOCAL TRAINING
About this event
Are you a Democrat running for local office here in Maine? Or even thinking about running for local office? Check out this free, live, online training on how to run a winning local campaign! This training covers important topics like: direct voter contact, signs, mail, and letters to letters-to-the-editor. Any Maine Democrat can sign up! Note, these trainings are intended for Maine candidates and volunteers only and not for folks in other states.
Please be sure to sign up at least an hour before the training begins to ensure that you receive the Zoom meeting info on time.
Accessibility
Have accessibility questions? Reply to your registration email to confirm your requirements or request more information.
ELIOT Agriculture & Food Security Commission Meeting
The Agriculture and Food Security Commission was created to promote local agricultural-based economic opportunities; preserve, revitalize, and sustain the Eliot agricultural industry and encourage the pursuit of agriculture as a career opportunity and lifestyle. Furthermore, to advise on issues and challenges in respect to food security and accessibility to healthy foods for all residents.
ELIOT Select Board Meeting
ELIOT SELECT BOARD
The Select Board, consisting of five members, is the legislative and policy-making body of our Municipal Government. Selectmen are elected at large on a non-partisan basis for overlapping three-year terms of office. The Chairman of the Board is elected from among the Board membership on an annual basis. The Select Board also serves as the Overseers of the Poor.
2026 Democratic State Convention
Save the Date!
2026 Democratic State Convention
MAY 1-2, 2026
The Maine Democratic Party will convene its 2026 State Convention from May 1–2, 2026 in the Greater Portland area. Time of Event to be determined!
Stay tuned for more details regarding the schedule and location.
You can view the official Call to Convention document here.
ELIOT Agriculture & Food Security Commission Meeting
The Agriculture and Food Security Commission was created to promote local agricultural-based economic opportunities; preserve, revitalize, and sustain the Eliot agricultural industry and encourage the pursuit of agriculture as a career opportunity and lifestyle. Furthermore, to advise on issues and challenges in respect to food security and accessibility to healthy foods for all residents.
ELIOT Conservation Commission
The purpose of the Commission shall be to ensure the proper utilization and protection of the natural resources, ecosystems, scenic vistas and open spaces of Eliot; to protect the watershed and wetland resources of Eliot, and to further awareness and understanding of conservation practices and policies throughout the Town and region.
Democratic Committee Meeting
Democracy starts at home, in our own communities. We invite you to join us today in building a brighter tomorrow.
ELIOT Select Board Meeting
ELIOT SELECT BOARD
The Select Board, consisting of five members, is the legislative and policy-making body of our Municipal Government. Selectmen are elected at large on a non-partisan basis for overlapping three-year terms of office. The Chairman of the Board is elected from among the Board membership on an annual basis. The Select Board also serves as the Overseers of the Poor.
ELIOT Agriculture & Food Security Commission Meeting
The Agriculture and Food Security Commission was created to promote local agricultural-based economic opportunities; preserve, revitalize, and sustain the Eliot agricultural industry and encourage the pursuit of agriculture as a career opportunity and lifestyle. Furthermore, to advise on issues and challenges in respect to food security and accessibility to healthy foods for all residents.
ELIOT Conservation Commission
The purpose of the Commission shall be to ensure the proper utilization and protection of the natural resources, ecosystems, scenic vistas and open spaces of Eliot; to protect the watershed and wetland resources of Eliot, and to further awareness and understanding of conservation practices and policies throughout the Town and region.
ELIOT TOWN ELECTIONS
State Referendum & Special Town Referendum
When: Tuesday, June 09, 2026
Opening Ceremonies at 7:30 am
Polls Open from 8 am to 8 pmWhere: Eliot Town Hall
1333 State Road, Eliot, ME 03903
There will be "Vote Here" signage at the polling entrance area.
All Election related material such as Public Hearing Notices, Town & MSAD #35 Election Warrants, Proposed Ordinance Amendments, Comprehensive Plan, and Sample Ballots will be posted as they become available here.
Absentee Voting & How to Request an Absentee Ballot
Casting an absentee ballot is convenient and secure.
Absentee ballots will be available on or about May 11th.
Eliot voters wishing to obtain an absentee ballot and vote from home can order their ballots now by one of three options:
Order electronically through the Maine Online Absentee Ballot Request Service
By completing and signing an Absentee Ballot Application (PDF). Voters are encouraged to mail it or deliver it directly to the Town Clerk's Office, 1333 State, Eliot, ME 03903. The application can be delivered directly to staff in the Town Clerk's Office during our posted hours.
Call the Town Clerk's Office at 207-439-1817 to request an absentee ballot. *Please note: Each voter must speak to a staff member to request their ballot for voter verification.
The deadline to request an absentee ballot by telephone, or by written request is Thursday, June 04, 2025 the Town Clerk's Office will be holding extended hours for absentee voting and voter registration only between 5 pm and 7 pm.
Please consider requesting and returning your ballots early!
*New in 2024 - Ongoing Absentee Ballot Status
Beginning February 1, 2024, voters who will be at least 65 years of age by the next election or who self-identify as having a disability may apply for ongoing absentee voter status Ongoing Absentee Ballot Application(PDF). A voter who qualifies will automatically receive an absentee ballot for each statewide election, municipal election and any other election for which the voter is eligible to vote and need not submit a request for each election. Voters must return completed form to their municipal clerk.
Returning Your Voted Ballot
There are a few ways you are able to return your ballot:
By Mail: Eliot Town Clerk, 1333 State Road, Eliot, ME 03903. Please return your ballot early enough to allow for postal mail delivery time. We are encouraging voters to return their ballots as soon as possible to assist us with early processing.
Drop Box: The official drop box located in front of the Eliot Town Hall at 1333 State Road will be accessible 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. It is secure, locked, and constantly monitored by a security camera. See photo below.
In Person: The Town Clerk's Office located at 1333 State Road is open Monday through Thursday, 8:30 am to 3:30 pm. Closed on Friday.
Early (Absentee) Voting at the Town Office
You can vote in the office anytime during normal business hours, we will assess the need for any extended or weekend hours and update with a schedule once determined.
Voter Registration
Residents are encouraged to update their voter registration information or register to vote prior to Election Day to help reduce lines. Get more information on voter registration.
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Democratic Committee Meeting
Democracy starts at home, in our own communities. We invite you to join us today in building a brighter tomorrow.
ELIOT Select Board Meeting
ELIOT SELECT BOARD
The Select Board, consisting of five members, is the legislative and policy-making body of our Municipal Government. Selectmen are elected at large on a non-partisan basis for overlapping three-year terms of office. The Chairman of the Board is elected from among the Board membership on an annual basis. The Select Board also serves as the Overseers of the Poor.
Democratic Committee Meeting
Democracy starts at home, in our own communities. We invite you to join us today in building a brighter tomorrow.
ELIOT LOCAL ACTIONS
LOCAL ACTIONS! Defending Democracy
ELIOT: Tuesdays, 3-4pm, Defending Democracy Rally, Eliot Commons
We hope you will take an hour and join us! The rallies are making a difference and if we don’t keep going, we won’t keep growing!!!
Select Board Meeting
SELECT BOARD
The Select Board, consisting of five members, is the legislative and policy-making body of our Municipal Government. Selectmen are elected at large on a non-partisan basis for overlapping three-year terms of office. The Chairman of the Board is elected from among the Board membership on an annual basis. The Select Board also serves as the Overseers of the Poor.
ELIOT LOCAL ACTIONS
LOCAL ACTIONS! Defending Democracy
ELIOT: Tuesdays, 3-4pm, Defending Democracy Rally, Eliot Commons
We hope you will take an hour and join us! The rallies are making a difference and if we don’t keep going, we won’t keep growing!!!
Graham Platner in South Berwick!
About this event
This is Graham Platner. I’m holding my first town hall in South Berwick on Sunday, March 8th – and I’d like to meet you.
Billionaires have bought up both parties and are slowly crushing the working and middle class of this country. Our politicians are bought and paid for, and Maine is becoming totally unaffordable for all except a privileged few.
I’m a Marine and Army combat veteran, an oyster farmer, and harbormaster. Independent (or “unenrolled”) voters can now vote in the Democratic Primary for the first time. I hope you can come out to the Marshwood High School Theatre on Sunday, March 8th to ask questions and hear about our platform. Can you join us?
Use of this facility does not constitute endorsement by MSAD 35.
Democratic Committee Meeting
Democracy starts at home, in our own communities. We invite you to join us today in building a brighter tomorrow.
Conservation Commission
The purpose of the Commission shall be to ensure the proper utilization and protection of the natural resources, ecosystems, scenic vistas and open spaces of Eliot; to protect the watershed and wetland resources of Eliot, and to further awareness and understanding of conservation practices and policies throughout the Town and region.
ELIOT LOCAL ACTIONS
LOCAL ACTIONS! Defending Democracy
ELIOT: Tuesdays, 3-4pm, Defending Democracy Rally, Eliot Commons
We hope you will take an hour and join us! The rallies are making a difference and if we don’t keep going, we won’t keep growing!!!
Agriculture & Food Security Commission Meeting
The Agriculture and Food Security Commission was created to promote local agricultural-based economic opportunities; preserve, revitalize, and sustain the Eliot agricultural industry and encourage the pursuit of agriculture as a career opportunity and lifestyle. Furthermore, to advise on issues and challenges in respect to food security and accessibility to healthy foods for all residents.
2026 JOINT DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS
Join us for the 2026 Democratic Caucus!
Join us at the Eliot Town Hall for a Joint Caucus with Eliot & South Berwick Democratic Committees.
Caucuses are gatherings of Democratic friends and neighbors from every town across Maine. Caucuses serve many purposes, including selecting delegates to the MDP State Convention, electing local committee leaders, hearing from local legislators & candidates, nominating election clerks, and discussing local issues.
Connect with:
Representative Michele Meyer (Running for State Senate, District 35)
Representative Tiffany Roberts (Running against Chellie Pingree for State Senate Seat)
Senator Mark Lawrence
Mallory Cook (running for State Representative for District 149)
Alex Orestis (Running for State Representative for District 150)
And others
Sign up to be a Democratic Delegate at the 2026 Maine State Convention
The Maine Democratic Party will convene its 2026 State Convention from May 1–2, 2026 in the Greater Portland area.
You can view the official Call to Convention document here.
Symposium of Chairs
Eliot Symposium of Chairs
The purpose of this gathering of board and commission chairs has multiple intents. It
includes but is not limited to increasing overall awareness in terms of the important work
each board or commission is engaged in, encouraging cooperative efforts between
boards, enticing more citizen involvement and exploring needs of the community.
We all may agree that the modern pace is sometimes dizzying, a majority of people
have little time for anything beyond their passion. It is also imperative that we respect
people’s time, brief and succinct will be the objective for the day. We hope to offer
citizens a sample size of what the respective boards are working on and
encouragement to reach out to the individual chair, go online to view meetings or I dare
say, attend a meeting in person.
With this in mind, each board will be limited to an eight-to-ten-minute presentation with
three to five minutes for follow-up or additional information on where to seek more
content on the efforts of a board.
The meeting is a public meeting open to all, it will begin at 9 AM as an Eliot Select
Board Meeting, it will be presided over by the Select Board Chair. The symposium will
be recorded, available on Town Hall Streams live and PEG Access (Comcast) as a
delayed broadcast.
9 AM Select Board Opens Meeting
Pledge of Allegiance
Brief Introduction
Budget Committee
Capital Planning
Eliot Agriculture and Food Security Commission
Conservation Commission
10 AM 5-minute break
Planning Board
Aging In Place
Board of Appeals
Select Board
11 AM Adjournment
We appreciate everyone’s participation, patience, and cooperation. Hopefully this will
help citizens learn more about their town and, more importantly, more about the work and
function of boards and commissions.
We ask that any material to be projected or disseminated be delivered in a USB thumb
drive in a common and accessible format by February 25 to the Town
Manager’s Office. We will print limited material for this meeting, but would prefer not to
do so.
Please contact Town Manager msullivan@eliotme.gov or 207.451.1205 with any
questions, suggestions, or requests.
There will be no Zoom participation, but comments or questions can be sent to
respective board chairs or to bwidi@eliotme.gov (Chair Widi will forward to the
appropriate chair if requested).
Respectfully,
William Widi, Eliot Select Board Chair
February 4, 2026
Select Board Meeting
SELECT BOARD
The Select Board, consisting of five members, is the legislative and policy-making body of our Municipal Government. Selectmen are elected at large on a non-partisan basis for overlapping three-year terms of office. The Chairman of the Board is elected from among the Board membership on an annual basis. The Select Board also serves as the Overseers of the Poor.
ELIOT LOCAL ACTIONS
LOCAL ACTIONS! Defending Democracy
ELIOT: Tuesdays, 3-4pm, Defending Democracy Rally, Eliot Commons
We hope you will take an hour and join us! The rallies are making a difference and if we don’t keep going, we won’t keep growing!!!
ELIOT LOCAL ACTIONS
LOCAL ACTIONS! Defending Democracy
ELIOT: Tuesdays, 3-4pm, Defending Democracy Rally, Eliot Commons
We hope you will take an hour and join us! The rallies are making a difference and if we don’t keep going, we won’t keep growing!!!
Select Board Meeting
SELECT BOARD
The Select Board, consisting of five members, is the legislative and policy-making body of our Municipal Government. Selectmen are elected at large on a non-partisan basis for overlapping three-year terms of office. The Chairman of the Board is elected from among the Board membership on an annual basis. The Select Board also serves as the Overseers of the Poor.
ELIOT LOCAL ACTIONS
LOCAL ACTIONS! Defending Democracy
ELIOT: Tuesdays, 3-4pm, Defending Democracy Rally, Eliot Commons
We hope you will take an hour and join us! The rallies are making a difference and if we don’t keep going, we won’t keep growing!!!
Democratic Committee Meeting
Democracy starts at home, in our own communities. We invite you to join us today in building a brighter tomorrow.
Conservation Commission
The purpose of the Commission shall be to ensure the proper utilization and protection of the natural resources, ecosystems, scenic vistas and open spaces of Eliot; to protect the watershed and wetland resources of Eliot, and to further awareness and understanding of conservation practices and policies throughout the Town and region.
ELIOT LOCAL ACTIONS
LOCAL ACTIONS! Defending Democracy
ELIOT: Tuesdays, 3-4pm, Defending Democracy Rally, Eliot Commons
We hope you will take an hour and join us! The rallies are making a difference and if we don’t keep going, we won’t keep growing!!!
Eliot Connects GIVE WARMTH Event
2026 Eliot Connects Give Warmth Event
SATURDAY, JANUARY 31st
11am- 2pm
@ Eliot Fire Dept/Dixon Park Area
In Support of Eliot Connects
Come together for a cozy winter gathering! Step inside the Fire Station to share a warm bowl of homemade soup, baked treats, play board games with your neighbors and a Kids Winter Gear Swap/Drive. Enjoy outdoor fun, a hot cocoa cart, fire pits & s’mores, ice skating and snowman making! (weather permitting). Event is “pay what you can” by donation & 100% of proceeds will fund Eliot Connects programs, initiatives & events.
• Homemade Soups & Baked Treats: We need a variety of soups (in crock pots) & baked treats.
• Board Game Table: We need gently used board games for families to play that will be donated after to KidsPLAY, EES & Baran Place.
• Outside Winter Fun: Fire pit & s’mores, Haven Homes & Lifestyle Hot Cocoa Cart, skating, snowman making & games all weather permitting!
• Kids Winter Outer Gear Swap/Drive: Bring what you can & take what you need! Gently worn & washed or new items such as boots, snow pants, jackets, gloves & hats for ages 4 - 14yo kids sizes. Gear will be donated after the swap to kids at EES, KidsPLAY & YCCAC!
We are in need of volunteers, soup makers, bakers, games & kids outdoor gear!
NATIONAL SHUTDOWN
NATIONAL SHUTDOWN
JANUARY 30TH
In response to recent U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) activity, as well as the deaths of four people shot by federal agents, activists are encouraging a “shutdown” on Friday.
The “National Shutdown” calls for supporters to stay home from work and school, and not to go shopping in an effort to “stop funding ICE.”
The national strike is being organized by National Shutdown, a decentralized grassroots movement, and has been endorsed by numerous advocacy groups including CodePink, Defend Immigrant Families Campaign, CAIR, the North Carolina Poor People's Campaign, the LA Tenants Union, and several student organizations at the University of Minnesota.
Strike organizers have asked citizens to withhold labor and spending, effectively creating a nationwide economic blackout.
Advocates say widespread participation could pressure the federal government to reconsider its approach to immigration enforcement.
The strike is intended to achieve several outcomes, including withdrawal of federal agents from local operations, especially in Minnesota, end to deaths and violence associated with ICE and DHS enforcement, and public accountability for federal policies affecting immigrants and communities.
It also aims at raising awareness nationwide about civil liberties and First Amendment rights
This strike is a non-violent action and is part of a broader movement to hold the federal government accountable.