Absentee ballots to be used in the election of trustees for the Rockville Centre Union Free School District Board of Education and the Rockville Centre Library Board and on the school district and library budget vote to be held May 21 are available through the District Clerk’s office, located at 128 Shepherd St.
Persons are eligible to use an absentee ballot if they are unable to appear due to illness or disability; outside the county due to ordinary duties, occupation or business; outside the county due to special circumstances not usual to duties, occupation, business, or studies; vacation; spouse, parent or child accompanying voter entitled to absentee ballot; detained or confined in jail or prison.
An application for an absentee ballot may be obtained at the district office at 128 Shepherd St., by calling (516) 255-8921, or may be downloaded from the school district’s website www.rvcschools.org.
An absentee ballot may be used this year for voting in the election for one school board member, two library trustees and voting on the school and library budgets.
For a ballot to be mailed to the eligible voter, the application must be received by the district clerk at least seven days before the election. An application may also be picked up in person in the office of the district clerk no later than the day before the election.
The ballot itself must be received in the office of the district clerk by 5 p.m. on May 21, the day of the election.
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