The following offices will be elected by the voters at the June 9, 2026 Town Election:

• Bar Harbor Town Council                              Three seats – Three-year term
• Superintending School Committee                 Two seats   – Three-year term
• Warrant Committee                                      Five seats – Three-year term and two seats - One-year term
• MDI High School Trustee                               One seat – Three-year term 

Nomination petitions are available in the Town Clerk’s office. The deadline for filing nomination papers with the Town Clerk is Friday, April 10, 2026 at 5:00 pm.  

Qualifications—A candidate must

• be a Bar Harbor registered voter (Warrant Committee candidates must have been registered here for at least one year), and
• obtain least 25 signatures from Bar Harbor registered voters on a nomination petition. Municipal staff may not be asked to sign.

Write-in candidates: After the deadline for nomination petitions, a qualified resident interested in being considered a write-in candidate for the town election must file a declaration of write-in candidacy with the Town Clerk on or before 5:00 p.m. on Thursday, June 4. The candidate must meet all the other qualifications for the office, and must receive a minimum of 25 votes to be elected.

Call 207-288-4098 for more information.