Voting Information

Voter Qualifications

In order to be legally qualified to vote in the annual school district budget vote and Board of Education election, you must:

• Be a U.S. citizen
• Be a district resident for 30 days prior to the vote
• Be at least 18 years old
• Be registered to vote

Voting Location

Voters are expected to vote at Liberty HS Media Center at 125 Buckley Street. For more information, please view the poll finder tool.

How do I know if I am registered?

Residents of the district who are registered to vote in a general election are eligible to vote at school district meetings and elections without further special school district registration.

If you are not a registered voter with the Board of Elections, you may register at the school. School registration of voters is valid for a period of four years. If the resident has not voted within that period, they must re-register. All new residents must register to vote.

Registering to Vote

Voter registration is required in the Liberty Central School District. If you are not registered with the school district or the county, you must do so before the vote. You may register at the school. School registration of voters is valid for a period of four years.

Absentee Balloting

Absentee ballot applications are available at the office of the district clerk prior to the budget vote and are available for voters who are residents of the district but who will not be able to physically vote in their designated polling place.

Qualified voters may request an early voting or absentee ballot application by contacting the District Clerk, Tania DeFrank. They may also be downloaded and printed here:

Applications are accepted starting 30 days before the vote. The last day for absentee/early ballot applications to be received for those who will be mailed a ballot is seven days before the vote (May 12). The last day for absentee/early ballot applications to be received in person and the ballot delivered by hand is the day before the vote. Absentee/early voting ballots must be received by the District Clerk by 5 p.m. the day of the vote in order to be counted

Early Voting

Along with traditional absentee balloting, which requires a reason for voting early, New York State allows for early voting via mail without requiring justification. Voters must fill out an application for either form. There are separate applications for each, but the application process and deadlines are the same for both.

Military Voting

Military voters who are qualified voters of the district may apply for a military ballot by requesting an application from the district clerk, and the valid application must be received no later than 5 p.m. about 27 days before the election.

Military voters who are not registered to vote may apply to register by filling out a Military Voter Registration Application, which can also be obtained by requesting an application from the district clerk, and completed applications must be received by the clerk by 5 p.m. the same day as the application deadline.

Military voters may indicate a preference for receiving a military voter registration, military ballot application, or military ballot by mail, fax, or email in their request for such registration, ballot application, or ballot. The school district will transmit military ballots to military voters no later than the day after the deadline.

Completed military ballots must be received by the district by 5 p.m. the day of the vote to be counted.