Absentee ballots available for May 17 vote in Rockville Centre

Absentee ballots for the election of trustees for the Rockville Centre Union Free School District Board of Education and the Rockville Centre Library Board of Trustees for the school district and library budget vote to be held on May 17 are available through the district clerk.

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 of the Rockville Centre Union Free School District at 128 Shepherd Street, or by calling (516) 255-8921 or downloading the application from theschool district’s website: www.rvcschools.org.

An absentee ballot may be used this year for voting in the election for two Board of Education trustees, one library trustee, and voting on the school and library budgets. For a ballot to be mailed to an 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 17, the day of the election.