Absentee ballots for use in the election of two trustees for both the Rockville Centre Board of Education and the Rockville Centre library board, and on the school district and library budget vote on May 15 are available through the District Clerk’s office at 128 Shepherd Street.
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 Rockville Centre school district’s Administration Building, by calling (516) 255-8921, or it may be downloaded from the school district’s website, www.rvcschools.org.
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 15 — the day of the election.
