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Budget Vote and Board of Education Election 2025

The Annual Budget Vote and Election will be held on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, from 10:00 am - 9:00 pm in the Southampton Intermediate School Music Room, 70 Leland Lane, Southampton.

  1. To adopt the annual budget of the Southampton Union Free School District for the fiscal year 2025-2026 and to authorize the requisite portion thereof to be raised by taxation on the taxable property of the District.
     
  2. To elect two (2) members of the Board of Education for four-year terms commencing July 1, 2025, and expiring on June 30, 2029, to succeed Cara Conklin-Wingfield and Jacqueline Robinson, whose terms expire on June 30, 2025.

A Public Hearing of the qualified voters of the Southampton Union Free School District, Town of Southampton, Suffolk County, New York, will be held in the Southampton Intermediate School Library, 70 Leland Lane, Southampton, NY on May 6, 2025, at 6:30 p.m., prevailing time, for the transaction of business as authorized by the Education Law, including the following items: 

  1. To present to the voters a detailed statement of the amount of money which will be required for the 2025-2026 fiscal year.
     
  2. To discuss all the items hereinafter set forth to be voted upon at the Budget Vote and Election to be held on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.
     
  3. To transact such other business as may properly come before the meeting pursuant to Education Law of the State of New York and acts amendatory thereto.

Petitions nominating candidates for the office of member of the Board of Education shall be filed with the District Clerk at her office at 300 Hampton Road, Southampton, New York, 11968, not later than April 21, 2025, 5:00 p.m., prevailing time. Each petition shall be directed to the Clerk of the District by mail (70 Leland Lane, Southampton, NY 11968), email (clerk@southamptonshools.org) or fax (631-287-2870); must be signed by no less than 25 qualified voters of the district and must state the name and residence of the candidate. Vacancies on the Board of Education are not considered separate, specific offices; candidates run at large. Nominating petitions shall not describe any specific vacancy upon the Board for which the candidate is nominated. Please contact the District Clerk at 631-591-4521 for more information.

Application for an Early Voter Ballot: 

  • Can be received no earlier than April 21, 2025
  • Can be received no later than May 13, 2025, if the early voter ballot is to be mailed to the voter
  • Can be received no later than May 19, 2025, if the early voter ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter
  • School District Early Voter Ballot Application (English): New York State School District Early Mail Ballot Application

Early Voter Ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than Monday, May 19, 2025, if delivered personally OR no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, if delivered by mail. All ballots must be returned in the provided envelope with the attestation on the envelope signed by the qualified voter.

Application for an Absentee Ballot:

  • Can be received no earlier than April 21, 2025
  • Can be received no later than May 13, 2025, if the absentee ballot is to be mailed to the voter
  • Can be received no later than May 19, 2025, if the absentee ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter
  • School District Absentee Ballot Application (English): School District Absentee Ballot Application 5 6

Absentee Ballots must be received by the District Clerk not later than Monday, May 19, 2025, if delivered personally OR no later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, if delivered by mail. All ballots must be returned in the provided envelope with the attestation on the envelope signed by the qualified voter.

The Board of Registration will meet for the purpose of registering qualified voters of the District on Wednesday, May 7, 2025, from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. at the District Office, 300 Hampton Road, Southampton, NY. Qualified voters can also use the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles Electronic Voter Registration Application to register to vote or to update the information they have on file with the New York State Board of Elections. Information regarding that can be located at: New York DMV | Register to Vote Online - Electronic Voter Registration Application. The District does not have control over the Department of Motor Vehicles Registration Application process or its registration timelines. Therefore, qualified voters who intend to register through the Department of Motor Vehicles should do so as soon as possible.

Military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as qualified voters of the school district. An application for registration as a military voter can be requested by contacting the District Clerk at 631-591-4521 or clerk@southamptonschools.org; the application for registration must be received in the office of the clerk no later than 5:00 pm on May 6, 2025. In the request for an application for registration, the military voter is permitted to designate his/her preference for receiving the application for registration by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail.

Military voters who are qualified voters of the district may submit an application for a military ballot by contacting the District Clerk at 631-591-4521 or clerk@southamptonschools.org; in order to receive a military ballot, the military ballot application must be received no later than 5:00 pm on April 24, 2025, which is the day preceding the last day for transmission of military ballots. In the request for an application for a military ballot, the military voter is permitted to designate his/her preference for receiving the application for a military ballot, and the military ballot, by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail. All qualified military voters’ ballot application and military ballot must be returned by mail or in person. Ballots for military voters shall be distributed to qualified military voters no later than April 24, 2025. Military ballots must be received (1) by the District Clerk not later than 5:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, and must show a cancellation mark of the United States postal service or a foreign country’s postal service, or must show a dated endorsement of receipt by another agency of the United States Government; or (2) not later than 5:00 pm on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, and be signed and dated by the military voter and one witness, with a date ascertained to be not later than the day before the election.