Please read the Notice of Special Election Below:
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NOTICE OF ELECTION VOTE
SCHENEVUS CENTRAL SCHOOL DISTRICT
Date of Vote
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the vote for election of a board member of the Board of Education shall be held on Tuesday, August 20, 2025.
Vote for Board Members
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education must be filed with the Clerk of the District between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. not later than July 21, 2025. The following vacancies are to be filled:
The seat of Serenity Beardslee
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that each petition must be addressed to the Clerk of the District, be signed by at least 25 qualified voters of the District, shall state the residence of each signer, and the name and address of the candidate. Vacancies upon the Board shall not be considered separate specific offices. The individuals receiving the highest number of votes shall be elected to the vacancies. Ballot positions will be drawn at 8:30 a.m. on July 22, 2025 in the office of the Clerk.
Absentee Ballots
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that applications for absentee ballots will be obtainable between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday except holidays, from the District Clerk. Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election, if the ballot is to be delivered personally. Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m. prevailing time, on Tuesday, August 20, 2025.
Military voters who are qualified voters of the School District may apply for a military ballot by requesting an application from the District Clerk. For a military voter to be issued a military ballot, the District Clerk must have received a valid ballot application no later than 5:00 pm on April 24, 2025. In a request for a military ballot application or ballot, the military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the application or ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail. The School District will transmit military ballots to military voters on July 25, 2025. Completed military ballots must be received by the School District by 5:00 p.m. on August 20, 2025, in order to be counted.
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that Applications for early mail ballots for the vote may be applied for at the office of District Clerk. A list of all persons to whom absentee early mail shall have been issued, will be available in the office of the District Clerk on each of the five days prior to the day of the vote except Sundays, and such list will also be posted at the polling place or places for the vote.
A list of persons to whom absentee ballots are issued will be available for inspection to qualified voters of the District in the office of the District Clerk on and after July 24, 2025 between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. on weekdays prior to the day set for the annual election and on August 20, 2025, the day set for the election, and said list will be posted at the polling place at the election. Any qualified voter present in the polling place may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds for making his/her challenge and the reasons therefore known to the Inspector of Election before the close of the polls.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the qualified voters of the School District shall be entitled to vote at said election. A qualified voter is one who is (1) a citizen of the United States of America, (2) eighteen years of age or older, and (3) resident within the School District for a period of thirty (30) days next preceding the annual vote and election and not otherwise prohibited from voting (ie. mentally incompetent or convicted felon). The School District will require persons offering to vote at the budget vote and election to provide one form of proof of residency pursuant to Education Law §2018-c.
By order of the Board of Education, Schenevus Central School District. Otsego County, New York
By Michele Competiello,
District Clerk