School Budget & Elections Info

Tuesday, May 19, 2026

MCS Main Lobby from 12-8 p.m.

 

 

Voters will be asked to elect one (1) candidate to serve on the Board of Education for a three-year term (July 1, 2026 - June 30, 2029). Biographies of all candidates will be available within the Budget Newsletter.

 

If you are interested in serving on the Morristown Central School Board, find more information, including required forms, at the "Serving on the Board" page of the website.

To be eligible to vote, a person must be:

• A citizen of the United States, at least eighteen years old;
• A resident of the School District for at least 30 days; and
• Must not be prohibited from voting under the provisions of Section 5-106 of the Election Law.

Absentee Ballots:

Qualified voters who are unable to personally appear at the polling place may receive an absentee ballot. To request an absentee ballot application, please contact District Clerk Stacey Basford at [email protected] or call (315) 375-8814, ext. 21001.

Applicants requesting absentee ballot applications must provide the following information:

• Name and resident address, including street and number, and any town and rural delivery route.
• On the day of the election, they will meet the qualifications of a voter.
• That they will be unable to personally appear to vote because they are or will be:
  • A patient in a hospital, or unable due to illness or physical disability;
  • Out of town because of their duties, occupation, business, or studies;
  • On vacation outside the District; or
  • Incarcerated.

Applications must be received in the District Office at least seven (7) days prior to election, by Tuesday, May 12, 2026, for ballot mailing. Ballots must be received prior to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at the:
District Office
Morristown Central School
408 Gouverneur Street
Morristown, NY 13664

Early Voting Mail Ballots:

In September, 2023, New York State Governor Kathy Hochul signed into law Chapter 481 enacting the New York Early Mail Voter Act. Qualified voters can request an early voting mail ballot application from District Clerk Stacey Basford at [email protected] or call (315) 375-8814, ext. 21001.

Completed applications must be received in the District Office at least seven (7) days prior to the election, by Tuesday, May 12, 2026, for ballot mailing. Ballots must be received prior to 5 p.m. on Tuesday, May 19, 2026 at the District Office:
Morristown Central School
408 Gouverneur Street
Morristown, NY 13664 .

MILITARY BALLOTS

Military ballots may be applied for by qualified voters by requesting an application from District Clerk Stacey Basford at [email protected] or call (315) 375-8814, ext. 21001. Completed applications for military ballots must be received by the Clerk no later than 5 p.m. on April 24, 2026. In a request for a military ballot application or ballot, the military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the application or ballot by mail, fax, or email.

An individual will qualify as a military voter if they:

• Are a qualified voter of the State of New York, who is in actual military service, and by reason of such military service is absent from the District on the day of the election, or is a voter who is discharged from military service within 30 days of an election;
• A spouse, parent, child, or dependent of such service member who is a qualified voter and is absent due to accompanying or being with the military service member.