School Budget Vote - Voter Qualifications

You are a qualified voter if you are:

  • US Citizen

  • 18 years of age by May 16, 2023

  • Resident of the district for 30 days immediately preceding the vote

  • Registered to vote with the district

Check your voter status:

To find out if you are currently registered to vote, use this link:
Am I Registered?

Voter Registration:

If you meet the first three voter qualifications listed but have not registered to vote:

  • you must register in order to vote in the School Budget Vote

Voter registration options:

  1. Register with the Orange County Board of Elections by mail

  2. Register online at the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles website at: https://dmv.ny.gov/more-info/electronic-voter-registration-application

  3. Register online with New York State Board of Elections at: https://www.elections.ny.gov/

  4. MWCSD Only Registration

Voting by Absentee Ballot

Registered voters may request and use an Absentee Ballot in advance of the election if they are unable to vote in person for any of the following reasons:

  • Absence from the county on election day

  • Temporary illness or physical disability

  • Permanent illness or Physical disability

  • Duties related to primary care of one or more individuals who are ill or physically disabled

  • Resident or patient of Veterans Health Administration Hospital

  • 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

Please see the Absentee Ballot Application for more information.

Note that members of the military should use a specific application for an absentee ballot: MWCSD Military Ballot Application

Applications for absentee ballots will be available in April 2023 for this year’s School Budget Vote.

Military Voters

This application registers a Military Voter with the School District only. Service members who wish to register as Military Voters with the county or state should contact the appropriate Board of Elections.

Military voters must submit a separate military ballot application for each election at which they wish to cast a vote, excepting any necessary budget revote.

More Information

District Clerk

Taryn Clark
Monroe-Woodbury Central School District
Education Center
278 Route 32
Central Valley, NY  10917
[email protected]
845-460-6200 ext. 6203

Orange County Board of Elections

Find more information on the Orange County Board of Elections webpage.

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