Voter Information
Annual Budget Vote and School Board Election
2026-2027 BUDGET INFORMATION
Notice of the Annual School Budget Vote & Board Election: May 19, 2026 7am–9pm
Location:
- Pocantico Hills School Gymnasium
School Board Petitions Due:
- Monday, April 20, 2026 (5 pm)
Date of Public Hearing on Proposed School Budget:
- Wednesday, May 6, 2026
Legal Notice / Spanish Version (coming soon ….)
To be eligible to vote a person must be:
- A citizen of the United States
- 18 years of age or older by the date of the vote/election
- a resident of the school district for at least 30 days immediately preceding the election
If you are a registered voter in Westchester County you are eligible to vote in the school district Budget Vote. Any eligible resident who is interested in registering to vote can do so between the hours of 8:00am and 3:00pm, Monday through Friday, on any day that school is in session, in the District Clerk’s office, at least five days before the vote.
Not sure if you are registered to vote? Click the following link - Am I Registered. If you are not registered, you can register with the Westchester County Board of Elections by mail or via the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles website by clicking the box below.
Trustee Election Information
There are two (2) Board of Education Trustee seasts available for a three-year term beginning on July 1, 2026 and ending on June 30, 2029.
PETITION FOR NOMINATION OF CANDIDATE FOR BOARD OF EDUCATION
- Campaign Rules / Spanish Version
- Nominating Petition / Spanish Version
- Campaign Expenditure Statement / Spanish Version
- NYSSBA Packet: Running for School Board / Spanish Version
BIOGRAPHIES OF PROPOSED CANDIDATES FOR BOARD OF EDUCATION
Coming soon ….
Absentee, Early Voter and Military Ballot Information
VOTING FOR CANDIDATES
Applications for absentee ballots must be received at least seven (7) days prior to the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter (May 12, 2026), or the day before the election (May 18, 2026) if the ballot will be picked up and personally delivered by the voter to the Office of the District Clerk
Early Voting Ballots. A qualified voter may vote as an early voter. Each person entitled to vote as an early voter and wanting to obtain an early mail ballot, would need to complete the application below and return it to the District Clerk no earlier than thirty (30) days before the election (April 19, 2026). If the application requests that the early mail ballot be mailed to the voter, the application must be received by the District Clerk no later than seven (7) days before the election. If the voter returns the application by hand to the District Clerk within less than seven (7) days, but at least one (1) day before the election, the District Clerk would have to deliver the early mail ballot in person.
Absentee and Early Voter Ballots must be returned to the Office of the District Clerk by no later than 5 pm on Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
Absentee Ballot Application / Spanish Version
Absentee Ballot / Spanish Version
Early Ballot Application / Spanish Version
Early Ballot / Spanish Version
IMPORTANT MILITARY INFORMATION
A military voter may request an application for a military ballot by mail, facsimile or email. The completed application must be received by the District Clerk by no later than 5 pm twenty-five (25) days prior to the election. Military ballots must be returned by mail or in person and received by the District Clerk by 5 pm on the date of the vote (May 19, 2025).
MILITARY ABSENTEE BALLOTS
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