Brushton Moira High School recently issued the following announcement.
On Friday, May 1, 2020, Governor Andrew Cuomo issued Executive Order No. 202.26, which modifies the rule under which school districts are to conduct the 2020 annual meeting for the election of school board members and budget votes.
VOTING DATE
School board elections and budget votes will now take place on Tuesday, June 9, 2020.
MANNER OF VOTING
Qualified voters will vote only by absentee ballots. School districts will send out an absentee ballot to all qualified voters, with a postage paid return envelope. If you do not receive an absentee ballot by Monday, May 31, 2020, please contact the Clerk, Christina Dufrane at 518-529-7342 ext. 1104 or email cdufrane@bmcsd.org. In order to be counted, absentee ballots must be returned to the District Clerk by 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 9, 2020. Please note the district office is closed at this time to the public.
SCHOOL BOARD ELECTIONS
No signatures are required for Nominating Petitions. Nomination petitions must be emailed to the District Clerk, cdufrane@bmcsd.org or sent via US Mail to Christina Dufrane, District Clerk, 758 County Route 7, Brushton, NY 12916 and received by Monday, May 11, 2020 by 5:00 p.m. A petition can be printed from the link below.
ELIGIBILITY TO RUN FOR MEMBER OF THE BOARD OF EDUCATION
- Must be able to read and write
- Must be a qualified voter of the district; that is a citizen of the United States, at least 18 years of age or older
- Must be and have been a resident (but need not be a taxpayer) of the district for a continuous and uninterrupted period of at least one year
- May not have been removed from any school district office within the preceding year
- May not reside with another member of the same school board as a member of the same family
- May not be a current employee of the school board
- May not simultaneously hold another incompatible public office
Original source can be found here.