District Contact Information

Daniel T. Connor
Superintendent

227 Main Street
Goshen, NY 10924
(845) 615-6720

Central School District

Absentee Ballot Information

The 2012-13 budget vote will be held on Tuesday, May 15, 2012.

Every resident possesses the right to vote on the proposed budget; however, it may be impossible for some residents who will not be in Goshen on the day of the vote, May 15, 2012, during the hours of 6 a.m. to 9 p.m.

Absentee ballots are available to registered voters who will not be in the district on the day of the budget vote for specific reasons.

Absentee ballots are available if you are:

  • Unable to vote in person because of illness.

  • Planning to be out of the area on vacation or business.

  • Confined to prison due to conviction of an offense other than a felony.

  • Accompanying a spouse, parent or child of the same residence who can't come to the polls for one of the above reasons.

How do I get an absentee ballot?

Please be aware that there is a two-step process to receive an absentee ballot. First, you must fill out an application for an absentee ballot to confirm the reason why you will not be able to vote in person. You can receive the application from the district clerk. You may either fill out the application in person or have it mailed to you.

Absentee ballot applications must be received by the district clerk on May 8, 2012

It is important to remember that all applications for absentee ballots MUST be received by the district clerk at least seven days prior to the vote on May 15. We are governed by law and there is no exception to this rule. If you plan on having it mailed to you, be sure to give yourself extra time when making the request to the district clerk, so that you have enough time to fill it out and get it back to the district clerk seven days before the vote.

Absentee ballots must be received by the district clerk by 5 p.m. on the day of the budget vote

Now we can go on to the second step of the process. After you fill out an application, you will receive the actual absentee ballot to cast your vote. The absentee ballot must be received by the district clerk by 5 p.m. on the day of the budget vote.

A suggestion is to visit the district clerk at the Main Street Building in person to fill out the application and receive your absentee ballot at that time. This will avoid having to worry about meeting mailing deadlines.

By understanding the two-step process of absentee ballots, all of our registered voters will be able to cast their vote during the annual District Budget Vote and Board of Education Elections on  May 15, 2012. For information, contact District Clerk Cindy Brown at 615-6720.

When are applications for absentee ballots due?

All applications for an absentee ballot must be completed as follows:

  1. The application must be dated, signed and returned at least seven (7) days before the election if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter.

    --or--

  2. The application must be dated, signed and returned to the District Clerk by no later than the day before the election if the voter will personally pick up the absentee ballot.

All absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk by 5 p.m. on the day of the vote, May 15.