Voting Information

Who is Eligible to Vote – You are eligible to vote if you are a U.S. citizen, 18 years or older and have been a District resident for at least 30 days prior to the vote. Questions? Call the District Clerk at 315-552-5001.

Options for Early Mail Voting (NEW) and Absentee Voting: Early Mail voting provides the ability to vote by mail in lieu of voting in person, by absentee ballot, or by military ballot. Residents who will not be in the area on voting day may apply for an absentee ballot at the District Office. If the early/absentee ballot is to be mailed to the voter, the application must be submitted at least seven days prior to the vote. Early/Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. 

Military Ballot Applications: Members of the United States Armed Forces may request an application for a military ballot to vote in the upcoming Onondaga Central School District budget and board of education election. Military application ballots are available (see file below).

Voter Objections/Challenges:

Any qualified voter may challenge the qualifications of an individual casting an absentee ballot.

The qualifications of any individual submitting an absentee ballot may be challenged

The basis for challenges includes:

• Voter is not 18 years old as of the day of the vote;
• Voter is not a United States citizen;
• Voter has not been a District resident for 30 days prior to the vote;
• Voter is not disqualified from voting (felony conviction, for example); and
• In Districts using a system of personal registration only: the voter is not registered with either the County Board of Elections or the District.

A list of all persons to whom absentee ballots were issued must be available to both the public and the Election Inspectors.

Before opening any envelopes, the Election Inspectors must review any written objections received by the District Clerk. (These are received prior to the election, based on inspection of the list to whom ballots were issued.)

Election Inspectors should also review any objections made on voting day.

Challenges must be able to be received on voting day – These can be made by contacting the District Clerk, at 315-552-5001. The challenge must include the following:
Your Name
Your Address
The Name of The Voter Who’s Eligibility You Are Challenging
The Reason for the Challenge

The challenge period will commence at 9:00 p.m. on voting day.