District Clerk

2025 - 2026 BUDGET VOTE AND ELECTION

Date/Time:  Tuesday, May 20, 2025, 7 am-9 pm

Location:     Nanuet Senior High School - Main Gym

 

BOARD MEMBER TERMS OF OFFICE

There will be two open seats for the Nanuet Union Free School Board of Education on the May ballot:

  • Both are for seats expiring on June 30, 2025 (currently held by Sue Frisch and Geoff Gaiss). Those two seats are for (3)-year terms from July 1, 2025 to June 30, 2028.
  • There will be one incumbent candidate, Sue Frisch, and one additional candidate, Gianna Apicella, running for the Board of Education.

 

To qualify as a voter, you must be:

  • A citizen of the United States;
  • At least 18 years old; and
  • A resident of the school district for at least 30 days prior to the day of the vote
  • Not otherwise prohibited from voting under the provisions of section 5-106 of the Election Law (e.g. a person who has been adjudged to be mentally incompetent)

In order to vote in the Nanuet Union Free School District Annual Budget Vote and School Board Election, voters must be registered with the Rockland County Board of Elections or the Nanuet School District.

It is suggested that residents register to vote online at the DMV Voter Registration Site. Visit: https://dmv.ny.gov/more-info/electronic-voter-registration-application.

For a mail-in registration form or for more information, visit: https://www.rocklandcountyny.gov/departments/board-of-elections/register-to-vote

If you would like to check your registration status, visit: https://voterlookup.elections.ny.gov/

NOTE: The only polling place for our School District Election is located in the Nanuet High School gym.

Please call Alexis Lupo at 845-627-9202 and leave a message with any questions. 

 

EARLY MAIL BALLOTS

Any qualified voter of the District may request an early mail ballot.

Link to Early Mail Ballot Application

Early mail ballot applications with original signatures must be received via regular mail or in person by the District Clerk no earlier than April 21, 2025 (30 days before the election). If the applicant requests the early mail ballot to be mailed, the application must be received by the District Clerk no later than May 13, 2025 (7 days before the election).

Early mail ballots will be mailed by First Class mail only. If the applicant or his/her designated agent (with proper ID) delivers the application to the District Clerk in person, the application must be received no later than May 19, 2025 (day before election).

Completed early mail ballots must be received by regular mail or in person by the office of the District Clerk by 5:00 pm on the day of the election (May 20, 2025).

Please call the District Clerk at 845-627-9202 for in-person pickup/deliveries and for any questions. Military Voters: please see information below; do not use above application.

 

ABSENTEE BALLOTS

A qualified voter of the District may request in good faith an absentee ballot due to one of the following only: 

  1. Absence from county on election day; or
  2. Temporary illness or physical disability
  3. Permanent illness or physical disability
  4. Duties related to primary care of one or more individuals who are ill or physically disabled; or
  5. Resident or patient of Veterans Health Administration Hospital; or
  6. Detention in jail/prison, awaiting trial, awaiting action by a grand jury, or in prison for conviction of a crime or offense which was not a felony

Link to Absentee Ballot Application

Absentee ballot applications with original signatures must be received via regular mail or in person by the District Clerk no earlier than April 21, 2025 (30 days before the election). If the applicant requests the absentee ballot to be mailed, the application must be received by the District Clerk no later than May 13, 2025 (7 days before the election).

Absentee ballots will be mailed by First Class mail only. If the applicant or his/her designated agent (with proper ID) delivers the application to the District Clerk in person, the application must be received no later than May 19, 2025 (day before election).

Completed absentee ballots must be received by regular mail or in person by the office of the District Clerk by 5:00 pm on the day of the election (May 20, 2025).

Please call the District Clerk at 845-627-9202 for in-person pickup/deliveries and for any questions. Military Voters: please see information below; do not use above application.

 

MILITARY BALLOTS  - Deadline to submit an application has passed

Pursuant to N.Y. Education Law §2018-D, school districts must make military ballots available for elections. Military ballots allow a member of the uniformed services or a qualified family member to vote in the election while absent due to military service.

Under the law, there are special accommodations for military voters. Please see the following link for more information or call the District Clerk at 845-627-9202:  https://www.counsel.nysed.gov/rules/indices-fulltext/2020/03

Military registration forms and military ballot applications must be received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00 pm on April 24, 2025.

Completed military ballots must be received by mail in the office of the District Clerk by 5:00 pm on the day of the election (May 20, 2025).

Please call the District Clerk at 845-627-9202 for any questions.