All qualified Jamesville-DeWitt voters are eligible to vote with a mail-in ballot. Applications are needed for early, absentee, and military ballots.
EARLY VOTING BALLOTS
All qualified district residents are eligible to vote early with a mail-in ballot for any reason.
ABSENTEE BALLOTS
Voters must complete an absentee application and state the reason they will not be able to appear in person on the day of the district election/vote. An absentee ballot can be used if:
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- The voter is absent from the county on Election Day.
- The voter is a patient in a hospital, or unable to appear personally at the polling place on that day because of illness or physical disability, or duties related to the primary care of one or more individuals who are ill or physically disabled.
- The voter is in detention in jail/prison, is awaiting trial, awaiting action by a grand jury, or awaiting trial or confined in jail or prison after a conviction for an offense other than a felony and stating the place where the applicant is detained or confined.
If you are registered as a permanently disabled absentee voter with the Onondaga County Board of Elections, an absentee ballot will automatically be provided to you.
MILITARY BALLOTS
Members of the United States Armed Forces may request an application for a military ballot to vote in the upcoming budget and board of education election on May 19.
In 2019, New York state implemented a law giving members of the military the opportunity to cast their ballots for the election of members of the board of education, and the adoption of the annual budget, school district public library budget and referenda. This also applies to spouses and dependents of members of the military.
Ballots for military voters shall be mailed, or otherwise distributed, no later than Friday, April 24.
Completed early and absentee applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven days (May 12) before the election/vote if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election/vote (May 19) if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter.
Completed ballots must be received by the District Clerk by 5 p.m. on the day of the vote, May 19. A secured drop-off box is located outside the district office at J-D High School. The District Clerk cannot accept ballot applications until 30 days prior to the budget vote and board election (April 19).
For more information or to get an early, absentee, or military application, contact District Clerk Tish Hauser at thauser@jd.cnyric.org or 315-445-8304. You can also visit the district office at 6845 Edinger Drive, DeWitt, NY.