Voter Information

Voter Registration

Personal registration of voters is required, and no person shall be entitled to vote at the Special District Meeting whose name does not appear on the register of the District.  Voter registration for the District will be ongoing through and including Saturday, December 3, 2022, from 9:00 o’clock A.M. until 3:00 o’clock P.M. (Prevailing Time), on all school days of the school year, at the  District Office, J. G. Dinkelmeyer Elementary School, Newbridge Road Elementary School, Park Avenue Elementary School and Saw Mill Road Elementary School, for the purpose of preparing a register of the qualified voters of the District for said Special District Meeting, at which time any person shall be entitled to have his/her name placed upon such register, provided that he/she is known or proven to be then or thereafter entitled to vote at said Special District Meeting for which such register is prepared.  Immediately upon its completion, the register will be filed in the office of the District Clerk, 2616 Martin Avenue, Bellmore, New York, and will be open for inspection by any qualified voter of the District between the hours of 9:00 o'clock A.M. and 3:00 o'clock P.M. (Prevailing Time) on each of the five (5) days prior to the Special District Meeting for which it was prepared, except Sunday, and on Saturday, December 3, 2022 between the hours of 9:00 o’clock A.M. and 11:00 o’clock A.M.

Personal registration is completed by submitting a registration form. Please visit one of the schools listed above or the District Office during the above posted hours to register to vote on the upcoming bond proposition and in future elections.

Absentee Voters

Applications for absentee ballots may be applied for at the office of the District Clerk.  Applications for absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk no earlier than thirty (30) days before the election.  Furthermore, such applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven (7) days before the Special District Meeting if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the Special District Meeting if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter or his/her designated agent. Upon receiving a timely request for a mailed absentee ballot, the District Clerk will mail the ballot to the address set forth in the application by no later than six (6) days before the date of the Special District Meeting. No absentee voter's ballot will be canvassed unless it has been received in the office of the District Clerk not later than 5:00 o’clock P.M. (Prevailing Time) on the day of the Special District Meeting.

Please note, to request an absentee ballot you must submit a completed Absentee Ballot Application.

• Absentee Ballot and Instructions - English
  
• Absentee Ballot and Instructions - Spanish

Military Voters

Military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the school district.  Military voters who are qualified voters of the school district may submit an application for a military ballot. Military voters may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail in their request for such registration, ballot application or ballot. Military voter registration forms and military ballot application forms must be received in the office of the District Clerk of the school district no later than 5:00 o'clock P.M. (Prevailing Time) on November 14, 2022.  No military ballot will be canvassed unless it is (1) received in the office of the District Clerk before the close of the polls on the day of the Special District Meeting and showing a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or showing a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States government; or (2) received by the office of the District Clerk by no later 5:00 o'clock P.M. (Prevailing Time) on day of the Special District Meeting and signed and dated by the military voter and one witness thereto, with a date which is associated to be not later than the day before the Special District Meeting.