Town Clerk & Registrar of Voters
The Town Clerk and Registrar of Voters is appointed by the Select Board and works at the direction of the State of Maine and the Select Board. The Town Clerk is responsible for maintaining the Town’s records, supervising elections in accordance with State law, issuing State and Town licenses, issuing vital records and providing information to Town officials and the general public.
Duties
Per Maine State Law, the Town Clerk is responsible for the following:
- Coordinating elections for the Town
- Conducting in-person absentee voting at the Town Office
- Recording absentee ballot applications and issuing absentee ballots
- Recording and maintaining all vital statistics records (birth, death, and marriage certificates) for the Town residents
- Issuing marriage licenses for the State
- Issuing hunting and fishing licenses for the State
- Issuing Town shellfish licenses
- Issuing dog licenses for the State
- Recording business licenses (dba forms and certificates of mercantile association)
- Serving as custodian of all official Town records
- Tracking committee memberships and facilitating annual committee appointments
- Compiling the annual Town Report
Per Maine State Law, the Registrar of Voters is responsible for:
Public Access Officer
The Town Clerk is also the currently designated Public Access Officer, Westport Island's contact person for Public Records -- Freedom of Access or public information requests.