School Board Nominating Committee Election
Tuesday, January 16, 2024 Wednesday, January 17, 2024
In-Person Voting at Scarsdale High School, Brewster Road entrance
from 5 pm to 9 pm

Extremely inclement weather cut short the polling hours originally scheduled for the evening of Tuesday, January 9, 2024. In-person voting will resume on Tuesday, January 16, 2024 (rescheduled again due to school closure), Wednesday, January 17, 2024, from 5 pm to 9 pm at Scarsdale High School, Brewster Road entrance (please note: location differs from original voting site). Questions may be directed to SBNCElection@gmail.com.

• SBNC Press Release re Resuming Election
• SBNC Press Release re Candidates Running for Election to 2024 SBNC

For more information, visit the Scarsdale SBNC website.

In light of the above, the LWVS annual general membership information session regarding this year’s School Board Nominating Committee (SBNC) election and the consensus meeting regarding the same has been postponed. The new date, time, and place will be posted on the Information Sessions page of the LWVS website when available. For more information, please contact Diksha Mudbhary, LWVS School Election System Chair.

School Board Nominating Committee Election
Tuesday, January 9, 2024
In-Person Voting at Scarsdale Middle School Auditorium Lobby from 7 am to 10 am and 2 pm to 9 pm
OR
Vote by Mail-In Ballot

The SBNC is the body of 30 residents serving staggered 3-year terms that vets applicants and nominates the proposed non-partisan slate for the Scarsdale Board of Education. Each year, voters elect new representatives from their neighborhood to fill spots vacated by those who have completed their SBNC service. The SBNC Resolution is the document that governs the school non-partisan election system. Proposed amendments are subject to voter ratification.

• SBNC Press Release re Candidates Running for Election to 2024 SBNC

In the event of a snow day or run-off election, the vote will be held during the same hours and in the same location on the earlier of Wednesday, January 10, 2024, or the next day school is in session. For more information, visit the Scarsdale SBNC website.

For more information, visit the Scarsdale SBNC website.

The deadline for Administrative Committee receipt of mail-in ballots at P.O. Box 172H in the Heathcote Golden Horseshoe Post Office is 4 p.m. on Tuesday, January 9, 2024. Please visit the SBNC website to download and print the mail-in ballots and for the instructions on how to complete them. 

As a voter service reminder, please remember that each ballot must be contained within its own mailing envelope bearing the voter’s full name and address, and with the voter’s signature across the seal. Multiple ballots within a single envelope will render all such ballots invalid.

Citizens Nominating Committee Election
Tuesday, November 14, 2023
In-Person Voting at Scarsdale Public Library from 7 am to 10 am and 2 pm to 9 pm
OR
Vote by Mail-In Ballot

The CNC is the body of 30 residents serving staggered 3-year terms that vets applicants and nominates the proposed non-partisan slate for the Village Board of Trustees, including Mayor. Each year, voters elect new representatives from their neighborhood to fill spots vacated by those who have completed their CNC service.

The deadline for Procedure Committee receipt of mail-in ballots at P.O. Box 284 in the Chase Road Post Office is 4 p.m. on Tuesday, November 14, 2023. Please visit the Procedure Committee website to download and print the mail-in ballots and for the instructions on how to complete them. 

As a voter service reminder, if voting by mail, please remember that each ballot must be sealed within its own unmarked privacy envelope. The unmarked envelope must be placed inside an outer mailing envelope that identifies your name, full return address, and elementary school district. The voter must sign the outer mailing envelope across the seal. Multiple ballots within a single envelope will render all such ballots invalid.

Election Day: Tuesday, November 7, 2023
In-person voting only at your designated polling location

Saturday, October 28, 2023 through Sunday, November 5, 2023
Early voting at any of 24 designated early polling locations

The ballot for Scarsdale residents will include four different races and two proposals. 

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OFFICES ON THE BALLOT:

1. Supreme Court Justice, 9th Judicial District (vote for 4)
2. Westchester County Court Judge (vote for 1)
3. Westchester County Legislator, District 5 (vote for 1)
4. Scarsdale Town Justice (vote for 2)

PROPOSal 1: remove small city school districts from special constitutional debt limitation

Question as it Will Appear on Ballot: The proposed amendment to Article 8, section 4 of the Constitution removes the special constitutional debt limitation now placed on small city school districts, so they will be treated the same as all other school districts. Shall the proposed amendment be approved?

Description of Proposal: The State Constitution limits how much debt a small city (a city with less than 125,000 people) school district is allowed to incur. State law says their debt must not be greater than five percent of the value of taxable real property, subject to certain exceptions. No other type of school district is subject to this constitutional debt restriction. Instead, all other types of school districts are regulated by state law that currently provides that a school district’s debt must not be greater than ten percent of the value of taxable real property within the school district. If this Constitutional Amendment passes, small city school districts would be eligible to have the same debt limit as that imposed through legislative action on all other types of school districts.

PROPOSal 2: extend the sewage project debt exclusion from debt limit

Question as it Will Appear on Ballot: The proposed amendment to Article 8, section 5 of the Constitution extends for ten years the authority of counties, cities, towns, and villages to remove from their constitutional debt limits debt for the construction of sewage facilities. Shall the proposed amendment be approved?

Description of Proposal: The State Constitution limits the debt that counties, cities, towns, and villages can incur. This debt limit excludes from the calculation the amount of debt incurred for sewage treatment and disposal construction projects. The current sewer debt exclusion expires on January 1, 2024. This amendment extends the sewer debt exclusion for ten more years until January 1, 2034.

THREE WAYS TO VOTE

1. By absentee ballot;
2. In person during Early Voting; or
3. In person on Election Day. 

Absentee Ballot Information

• Monday, November 6, 2023: Last day to apply in person at the Westchester County Board of Elections, 25 Quarropas Street, White Plains, NY 10601, for the General Election absentee ballot.
• Tuesday, November 7, 2023 (General Election Day): Last day for your completed absentee ballot to be postmarked or hand-delivered to the Board of Elections or dropped off at any polling location in the County. Please note that mailed absentee ballots must be received by Tuesday, November 14, 2023, to be counted.

In Person Voting

Saturday, October 28, 2023, through Sunday, November 5, 2023:  Early voting at any of the 24 designated polling locations and times in Westchester County.

Tuesday, November 7, 2023 (General Election Day): In person voting only at your assigned polling location.

Due to a recent change in law, New York State voters are no longer permitted to cast a ballot on a voting machine if they have been issued an absentee ballot for that election. Voters who were issued an absentee ballot may cast an affidavit ballot in person, to be counted only if the voter’s absentee ballot has not been received. If a voter requests a second absentee ballot, any previously issued absentee ballot that is returned by the voter will be set aside. If both ballots are received before the return deadline, the ballot with the later postmark date will be accepted unless the first ballot has already been opened. If a voter submits more than one timely absentee ballot and casts an affidavit ballot, the last received ballot, either submitted in person during the election or by mail within the absentee return deadline, will be canvassed.

USEFUL LINKS

• Check your voter registration status and polling location using the NYS Board of Elections Voter Lookup Service.
• Text VoteNY to 474747 to receive voter-related updates from the LWV NYS.
• Visit the LWVS Voter Information webpages and the LWV NYS website for more information. Please contact the LWVS Voter Service Chairs if you have questions.

School Budget Vote and School Board Election
Tuesday, May 16, 2023
In-person voting from 7 am to 9 pm
Scarsdale Middle School
134 Mamaroneck Road

The proposed 2023-24 school budget and proposed SHS auditorium capital project bond will be subject to a vote and the names of all individuals who have successfully filed timely completed candidate petitions will be on the ballot for election to two open School Board positions.

School Budget and Bond Information

The 2023 LWVS School Budget and Bond Consensus Statement was presented at the Community Budget Forum on Monday, March 27, 2023. Follow these links to view the Proposed 2023-24 School Budget and Related Documents, the SHS Auditorium Renovation Information, and to view the LWVS School Budget Information Session.

School Board Candidate Information

The candidates whose names will appear on the ballot for the two open seats in the upcoming School Board Election are, in alphabetical order, Robert Klein and Amber Yusuf.

Voter Registration Deadline

Thursday, May 11, 2023: Last day to complete and sign the Voter Registration form in person with the District Clerk, Honore Adams, at 2 Brewster Road during regular business hours by appointment only.

Absentee Ballot Deadlines

Absentee ballot applications are available for download. Completed absentee ballot applications may be submitted in person, by mail, or via email to the District Clerk, Honore Adams, Scarsdale School District, 2 Brewster Road, Scarsdale, NY 10583, (914) 721-2410, hadams@scarsdaleschools.org.

Tuesday, May 9, 2023:  Last day for the District Clerk to receive a completed absentee ballot application if the voter requests that the absentee ballot be sent to the voter via mail.

Monday, May 15, 2023:  Last day for the voter to appear in person before the District Clerk (by 5 pm by appointment only) to submit a completed absentee ballot application and be provided the actual absentee ballot.

Tuesday, May 16, 2023 (School Election Day): Last day for the District Clerk to receive completed absentee ballots by mail or in person by 5 pm.

For more information about eligibility to vote, please see our 2023 Scarsdale School Budget Vote and School Board Election webpage and the District Clerk’s Voter Information page.

For additional questions regarding the School Budget Vote and School Board Election, please contact the LWVS Voter Service Chairs.

Election Day: Tuesday, November 8, 2022
In-person voting only at your designated polling location

Saturday, October 29, 2022 through Sunday, November 6, 2022
Early voting at any of 23 designated early polling locations

The ballot for Scarsdale residents will include ten different races and one proposition: 

OFFICES ON THE BALLOT:

1. US Senate
2. US Congressional District 16
3. NY Governor
4. NY Lieutenant Governor
5. NY Attorney General
6. NY Comptroller
7. NY Supreme Court Justice, District 9
8. NY Senate District 37
9. NY Assembly District 88
10. County Court Judge

PROPOSITION 1: ENVIRONMENT AND CLIMATE CHANGE BONDS MEASURE

To address and combat the impact of climate change and damage to the environment, the “Clean Water, Clean Air, and Green Jobs Environmental Bond Act of 2022” authorizes the sale of state bonds up to four billion two hundred million dollars to fund environmental protection, natural restoration, resiliency, and clean energy projects. Shall the Environmental Bond Act of 2022 be approved?

Proposal 1 would issue $4.20 billion in general obligation bonds for projects classified as climate change mitigation, flood-risk reduction, water infrastructure, and land conservation and recreation.

THREE WAYS TO VOTE

1. By absentee ballot;
2. In person during Early Voting; or
3. In person on Election Day. 

Absentee Ballot Information

Monday, November 7, 2022: Last day for New York State registered voters to apply in person for an absentee ballot; by law, voters may use the temporary illness clause, which includes being unable to appear due to risk of contracting or spreading a communicable disease like COVID-19.

Tuesday, November 8, 2022: Last day for completed absentee ballots to be postmarked or hand-delivered and deposited in a drop box at any Westchester polling location.

In Person Voting

Saturday, October 29, 2022, through Sunday, November 6, 2022:  Early voting at any of the 23 designated polling locations and times in Westchester County.

Tuesday, November 8, 2022 (General Election Day): In person voting only at your assigned polling location.

Due to a recent change in law, New York State voters are no longer permitted to cast a ballot on a voting machine if they have been issued an absentee ballot for that election. Voters who were issued an absentee ballot may cast an affidavit ballot in person, to be counted only if the voter’s absentee ballot has not been received.

USEFUL LINKS

• Check your voter registration status and polling location using the NYS Board of Elections Voter Lookup Service.
• Text VoteNY to 474747 to receive voter-related updates from the LWV NYS.
• Visit the LWVS Voter Information webpages and the LWV NYS website for more information. Please contact the LWVS Voter Service Chairs if you have questions.