Registered voters may request and use an Absentee Ballot in advance of the election if they are unable to vote in person for any of the following reasons:

• Absence from the county on election day

• Temporary illness or physical disability

• Permanent illness or Physical disability

• Duties related to primary care of one or more individuals who are ill or physically disabled

• Resident or patient of Veterans Health Administration Hospital

• Detention in jail/prison, awaiting trial, awaiting action by a grand jury, or in prison for conviction of a crime or offense which was not a felony

Please see the  and Absentee Ballot Application for more information.

Note that members of the military should use a specific application for an absentee ballot: MWCSD Military Ballot Application

Applications for absentee ballots will be available on or before April 15, 2024 for this year’s School Budget Vote.

Absentee Ballot Application

If the application requests the absentee ballot be mailed, the application must be received by the district clerk not later than 7 days before the election for which the absentee ballot is sought (May 14, 2024). Otherwise, the application may be personally delivered to the district clerk not later than the day before the election (May 20, 2024). Applications may not be submitted more than 30 days prior to the election (April 15, 2025). If you are qualified for absentee voting and issued an absentee ballot, the ballot itself must be received by the school district clerk by 5 p.m. on the day of the election (May 21, 2024) in order to be canvassed.

You are qualified to vote in your school district if you are:
• a citizen of the United States;
• at least 18 years of age; and
• a resident of the school district for a period of at least 30 days preceding the meeting or election
at which you seek to vote.

No person shall have the right to register for or vote at any school meeting or election who would not be qualified to register for or vote at an election in accordance with the provisions of Election Law §5-106.

Do not use this application if you are:
• a qualified voter who will be absent from your school district on the day of the election as a result of actual military service;
• a qualified voter who has been discharged from actual military service within 30 days of the election in which you seek to vote; or
• the spouse, parent, child, or dependent of a military voter as set forth above who is accompanying such military voter and who is qualified to vote in the same school district as the military voter.
If you meet any of the above criteria, you are entitled to special provisions if you apply for a military ballot. Please contact your school district to receive the appropriate application form.

• MWCSD Military Absentee Ballot Application

If you check the box indicating your illness or disability is permanent, and you are identified as a permanently disabled voter by the county board of elections, once your application is approved you will automatically receive a ballot for each school district election in which you are eligible to vote, without having to apply again. You may sign the absentee ballot application yourself, or you may make your mark and have your mark witnessed in the spaces provided on the bottom of the application. Please note that a power of attorney or printed name stamp is not allowed for any voting purpose.

If you request that the absentee ballot be mailed to you, your application must be received by the district clerk for your school district no later than 7 days before the election for which you seek an absentee ballot. Otherwise, you may personally deliver your application to the district clerk no later than the day before the election. You may not submit your application more than 30 days prior to the election.

If you request that the absentee ballot be mailed to you, the district clerk will mail your ballot by regular mail no later than 6 days prior to the election. Otherwise, the district clerk will deliver your ballot to you or your agent, as designated on your application, when you or your agent appears in the district clerk’s office.

For your ballot to be canvassed, it must be received by the school district clerk by 5 p.m. on the day of the election.

• Absentee Ballot Application