Voting & Elections
May Voting & Elections
Date: Tuesday, May 20, 2025
Location: Learning Theater, Haynes Road
across the street from the District Office
located at 197 Haynes Road, Plattsburgh, NY
Notice of Vacancies
Number of Seats Available: Three
To elected (3) members to the Board of Education for 3 year terms (7/1/25 - 6/30/28) to fill the expired terms of Padraic Bean, John Fairchild and David Trudeau.
Number of Signatures Required
Nominating Petitions: Nominating petitions must be signed by at least 25 qualified district voters or 2 percent of the number of voters who voted in the previous annual election of the members of the Board of Education, whichever is greater.
Previous Election - May 21, 2024 - 589 Voters
Therefore at least 25 signatures are required for the Nominating Petition, which must be filed with the District Clerk by 5:00 pm on April 21, 2025.
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, and not adjudged to be an incompetent.
- 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.
Number of Nominating Petitions You May Sign
There is no limit on the number of nominating petitions a district resident may sign.
Qualified Voter May Sign Nominating Petition
A qualified voter is:
- A citizen of the United States
- 18 Years Old
- Resident of the school district for at least 30 days immediately prior to the election at which he or she seeks to vote.
Nominating Form
(Available by clicking on the link in the Related Files section below.)
Deadline for Filing Petitions
Date: Monday, April 21, 2025 at 5:00 pm
Location:
District Clerk
197 Haynes Road
Plattsburgh, NY 12901
Chelsea McDonald, District Clerk
518.324.2998
Absentee Ballot & Early VOTING BALLOT
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that qualified voters of the District may obtain applications for an absentee ballot or an early voting ballot from the office of the Clerk of the District or online at https://www.bcsdk12.org/board-of-education/voting-elections. Completed applications must be received by the Clerk of the District no later than 4:00 p.m. on May 19, 2025 and must be received no later than 4:00 p.m. on May 13, 2025 if the absentee ballot or an early voting ballot is to be mailed to the voter. Completed applications received after 4:00 p.m. on May 13, 2025 will require the voter to personally appear at the office of the Clerk of the District to receive an absentee ballot or an early voting ballot. A listing of all persons to whom an absentee ballot or an early voting ballot is issued will be available for inspection by any qualified voter in the office of the Clerk of the District between the hours of 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. during each of the 5 business days prior to the election.
Military Ballot
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that military ballots may be applied for by qualified voters by requesting an application from the District Clerk at 518-324-2998 or mcdonald.chelsea@bcsdk12.org. Completed applications for military ballots must be received by the Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 25, 2025. In a request for a military ballot application or ballot, the military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the application or ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail. An individual will qualify as a military voter if he or she (1) is a qualified voter of the State of New York, who is in actual military service, and by reason of such military service is absent from the District on the day of the election, or is a voter who is discharged from military service within 30 days of an election; or (2) a spouse, parent, child, or dependent of such service member who is a qualified voter and is absent due to accompanying or being with the military service member.
Voter Registration
NOTICE IS GIVEN that the Board of Education has ongoing registration. Any person who is not already registered to vote, upon proving that he or she is entitled to vote may register with the district clerk’s office until May 13, 2025. No person will be entitled to vote whose name does not appear on the School District Register or who has not registered with the Clinton County Board of Registration to vote at the general election. The register containing the names of qualified voters will be available for inspection in the District Clerk’s office during the hours of 7:30 am – 4:00 pm on each of the five days prior to the day of the election, except Sundays.
Previous Elections
| May 21, 2024 - 589 Voters |
May 19, 2015 - 692 Voters |
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May 16, 2023 - 710 Voters |
May 20, 2014 - 827 Voters |
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May 17, 2022 - 762 Voters |
May 21, 2013 - 1,069 Voters |
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May 18, 2021 - 617 Voters |
May 15, 2012 - 1,535 Voters |
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June 16, 2020 - 2,230 Voters |
June 30, 2011 (Revote) - 2,183 Voters |
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May 21, 2019 - 665 Voters |
May 17, 2011 - 1,481 Voters |
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May 15, 2018 - 586 Voters |
May 18, 2010 - 530 Voters |
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May 16, 2017 - 525 Voters |
May 19, 2009 - 801 Voters |
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January 17, 2017 - 714 Voters |
May 20,2008 - 653 Voters |
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May 17, 2016 - 538 Voters |
May 15, 2007 - 1,022 Votes |
NOTICE IS FURTHER GIVEN that the Clerk of the School District is hereby authorized and directed in the name and on behalf of the District to do all acts and things necessary, following the advice and counsel of the District’s Attorney and the District’s Bond Counsel, to comply with all applicable laws, regulations and executive orders relating to the Annual Meeting to be held on May 20, 2025, and to do all other acts as may be necessary, or in the opinion of the District’s Attorney and the District’s Bond Counsel, desirable or proper to effectuate the purposes of the foregoing Resolution and to cause compliance by the District with all applicable laws, regulations and executive orders relating to the notice of, and procedural steps to be taken in connection with such Annual Meeting.
School District Absentee Ballot Application and Instructions
Running for the School Board: What all Prospective School Board Members Should Know