Vote & Election Info
QUALIFICATIONS TO VOTE
*Per NYS Election Law, "To qualify for voter registration in New York State, you must:
- be a United States Citizen;
- be 18 years old (you may pre-register at 16 or 17 but cannot vote until you are 18);
- be a resident of this state and the county, city or village for at least 30 days before the election;
- not be in prison for a felony conviction;
- not be adjudged mentally incompetent by a court;
- not claim the right to vote elsewhere."
VOTE EARLY OR ABSENTEE
Cazenovia Central School District
Attn: District Clerk
31 Emory Ave
Cazenovia, NY 13035
Attn: District Clerk
31 Emory Ave
Cazenovia, NY 13035
1. APPLICATION
Absentee Vote App
Early Vote App
Absentee Vote App
Early Vote App
Applications can be obtained in multiple ways:
a) Download an application (above and below);
b) Request an application be mailed to you via USPS; or
c) Pick up an application in person in the District Office during regular business hours
c) Pick up an application in person in the District Office during regular business hours
Early Vote or Absentee ballot applications: If you request that the ballot be mailed to you, the completed application must be received by the District Clerk no later than 4:00 pm one week before the vote/election (Tuesday). If you return your application in person, it must be received no later than 4:00 pm on the day before the vote/election (Monday).
2. BALLOT (and corresponding ENVELOPE)
In order for your ballot to be counted, you must return it in its completed (signed, dated, and sealed), district-issued envelope, and it must be received by the District Clerk (by mail or in person) no later than 5:00 pm on the day of the vote.
A list of all voters to whom an early vote, absentee, or military ballot was issued will be kept on file in the District Office and available for inspection by any qualified voter during regular business hours for the five (5) business days preceding the vote (the Tuesday before the vote through the day before the vote, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm) and at the polls on vote/election day (7:00 am to 9:00 pm).
A list of all voters to whom an early vote, absentee, or military ballot was issued will be kept on file in the District Office and available for inspection by any qualified voter during regular business hours for the five (5) business days preceding the vote (the Tuesday before the vote through the day before the vote, 8:00 am to 4:00 pm) and at the polls on vote/election day (7:00 am to 9:00 pm).
RUNNING FOR A SEAT ON THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
Members of the Board of Education are elected to serve a three (3) year, unpaid, non-partisan term. The Board of Education consists of seven (7) voting members and one appointed Student Member (Ex Officio). Those who are interested in running for election can find useful information in our Policies and on the NYSSBA website.
Nominating petition packets are below (four parts), and hard copies can be obtained from the District Clerk. You do not have to use the petition provided by the District, however, petitions must be notarized and filed with the District Clerk no later than 30 days prior to the election. The District Clerk is a Notary Public and this service is free. Ballots go into production the following day, and the order in which candidates' names appear on the ballot is determined by the drawing of lots by the District Clerk the day after the nominating petition deadline, according to NYS Education Law.
In New York, candidates run for a seat on the Board of Education utilizing one of two systems authorized under the NYS Education Law: “Specific Seats” or "At Large." Cazenovia CSD uses the "At Large" system of voting (see Policy 1210). With the “At Large” system of voting, any candidate can be elected to fill any seat on the Board. The candidates are seated, after the election results, based upon the number of votes received. The individual receiving the most votes is elected to fill the longest term in office on the Board up for election at that vote. The individual receiving the second most votes receives the seat associated with the second longest term in office, and so on. When this system is used, the ballot does not and cannot list candidates as running for a specific seat and a specific term of office on the Board. The terms of office assigned to the newly elected Board Members are entirely dependent upon the results of the vote, and the number of votes received by each candidate.
According to Policy 1210, nominating petitions must be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters, or by two percent (2%) of the number of voters who voted in the most recent annual vote and election, whichever is greater.
Board of Education Election Documents:
- BOE Election (1) Memorandum of Information
- BOE Election (2) Petition for Nomination
- BOE Election (3) NYSSBA Running for School Board
- BOE Election (4) Consent to Release
QUESTIONS?
If you have questions that were not answered above, please contact the District Clerk, Emily Ayres, at (315) 655-1317 or eayres@caz.cnyric.org.
Please Note: Individual employees or officials do not speak on behalf of the school district relative to any budget votes and school board elections. We encourage all qualified voters to do their own research and come out to vote.
Please Note: Individual employees or officials do not speak on behalf of the school district relative to any budget votes and school board elections. We encourage all qualified voters to do their own research and come out to vote.
