Phillips, Maine Public Records

The Phillips Police Department, located at 137 Main St, Phillips, ME 04966, is responsible for maintaining public safety and enforcing local laws within the town. The department's records, including incident reports and arrest records, can be requested by contacting the police station at (207) 639-5262 or by visiting the town's website, www.phillipsmaine.org.

Voter registration and elections for Phillips residents are administered by the Phillips Town Clerk at the Phillips Town Office, 4 Park Street, Phillips, Maine 04966, phone (207) 639-2511. The Franklin County Clerk's Office at 140 Main Street, Farmington, Maine 04938, phone (207) 778-6614, provides county-level election support and maintains county election records. Maine voters can register online at www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/voter-info/voterguide.html through the Maine Secretary of State's online voter registration system, which requires a Maine driver's license or state ID. Voters must register or update their registration at least 21 days before an election to be eligible to vote in that election, though Maine also offers Election Day registration at the polls with proof of identity and residency. Acceptable documents include a driver's license, current utility bill, bank statement, or government check showing the voter's name and current Phillips address. Phillips holds annual town meetings, typically in March, where residents vote on the municipal budget, elect selectboard members, and decide local ballot questions. These meetings follow traditional New England town meeting format with open discussion and voting by registered voters present. Phillips does not have mayoral elections as it operates under a selectboard system with three to five elected selectpersons serving staggered three-year terms. State and federal elections for Phillips voters include races for U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives (Maine's 2nd Congressional District), Maine Governor, State Senate District 18, and Maine House of Representatives District 76. In the November 2024 presidential election, Franklin County reported approximately 58% voter turnout with 8,500 ballots cast out of roughly 14,600 registered voters, with results showing competitive races typical of Maine's rural western region. The next major election on November 3, 2026, will feature Maine's gubernatorial race (Governor Janet Mills' term expires), both of Maine's U.S. House seats, all Maine State Senate and House seats including those representing Phillips, and Franklin County offices including Sheriff, Register of Deeds, County Commissioner seats, and potentially local ballot questions. Phillips voters can find their assigned polling location by contacting the town clerk or checking the Maine Secretary of State's polling place lookup tool at www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec. Phillips typically uses the Town Office or local school as its polling place. Maine election records that are public include voter registration lists (available by written request with restrictions on commercial use), campaign finance reports filed through the Maine Ethics Commission at www.maine.gov/ethics, candidate nomination papers and filings maintained by the Secretary of State, and precinct-level election results published by the Secretary of State at www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec. Maine offers no-excuse absentee voting; any registered voter may request an absentee ballot by submitting an application to the Phillips Town Clerk by mail, in person, online through the state portal, or by telephone. Absentee ballot applications must be received by the third business day before Election Day, though voted ballots must be received by 8:00 PM on Election Day to be counted. Maine also allows absentee ballot pickup by a designated family member or third party with proper authorization.