Military ballot applications available for budget vote

Members of the United States Armed Forces may request an application for a military ballot to vote in the upcoming school budget and board of education election. 

In 2019, New York State implemented a law giving members of the military the opportunity to cast their ballots for the election of members of the board of education, public library trustees, the adoption of the annual budget, and school district public library budget and referenda.

Persons serving in the military, along with their spouses and/or dependents, already had the ability to register as a military voter in New York state, entitling them to receive an absentee ballot for all federal, state and local races that they would be otherwise entitled to vote in if they were to go to their assigned polling place based on their New York residence. 

The 2019 law expanded military members opportunities to vote in school district budget votes and elections. This expansion also applies to spouses and dependents of members of the military.

For the May 17th Baldwinsville school budget and school board election, military applications are available online and should be returned to District Clerk Kimberly Vile via email to kvile@bville.org or fax to (315) 635-3970.

Applications must be received no later than 5 p.m. April 22, 2022.