When is the Annual Budget Vote &
Board Election held?
Subject to few exceptions, school
districts statewide are required by
law to hold an annual budget vote and
Board of Education Election on the
third Tuesday in May.
Who is
eligible to vote?
You may vote if you:
-
are at least 18 years old and
-
are a US Citizen and
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have been a resident of the Greater
Johnstown School District for the
past 30 days and
-
are a registered voter
How
do I register to vote?
Residents may register to vote at the
County Board of Elections. The Board
of Education also adopts a resolution
designating a day and time for voter registration at the
District Office for persons not
registered with the County, which date
will be announced on the school web
site and in the local newspaper.
Where do I
vote?
Residents of the City
of Johnstown:
Vote at the Johnstown High School
Auditorium Lobby
Residents of the Town of Johnstown:
Vote at the Johnstown High School
Auditorium Lobby
Residents of the Towns
of Ephratah & Palatine:
Vote at the Ephratah Fire House
Polling sites will be open from 11:00
a.m. to 8:00 p.m.
How do I Apply for an Absentee
Ballot?
Voters who are registered with the
County Board of Elections as
permanently disabled will be
automatically mailed an absentee
ballot. Any other qualified voter who
will be unable to vote in person due
to illness, physical disability,
hospitalization, incarceration (unless
incarcerated for conviction of a
felony), travel outside the county of
residence for business, studies or
vacation must submit an absentee
ballot application prior to receiving
an absentee ballot.
The properly completed absentee ballot
application
must be received by the District Clerk
at least 7 days before the election if
the voter wants a ballot mailed to
him/her; or the day before the
election, if the ballot is to be given
to the voter in person.
For an absentee ballot application,
contact the District Clerk at 762-4611
ext 119.
When are Absentee
Ballots due?
If you are provided with an official
absentee ballot, it must be received
in the office of the District Clerk
not later than 5 p.m. on the day of
the election, in an envelope that
bears a signed "Statement of Absentee
Voter," in order to be counted by
the election inspectors.
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