MECS Budget Vote Update

Important Information 

Pertaining to the

Budget Vote/Elections

Due to Executive Order 202.26 recently issued by Governor Cuomo, this year’s annual School Budget Vote and School Board Election will be conducted exclusively by absentee ballot. All ballots will be accompanied by a postage paid return envelope. The Governor has set June 9, 2020 for the School Budget Vote and School Board Election. All absentee ballots need to be received, by mail, by 5:00 PM on June 9, 2020. 

Budget Hearing - This virtual presentation will take place on Thursday, May 28, 2020 at 7:00 PM. The YouTube link will be available on our website.

Budget Vote - The adjourned meeting will take place remotely, and qualified voters will vote in the adjourned election by absentee ballot only, to be provided by the district to all qualified voters. The voting upon the foregoing propositions will be by absentee ballot. Tallying of the vote will take place virtually on the 9th day of June 2020, at the Morrisville-Eaton Middle/High School Library, Fearon Road, Morrisville, New York, at 5:00 PM prevailing time.

School Board Elections - Please contact the District Clerk by phone at (315) 684-9300 or by email at jshantal@m-ecs.org if you are interested in running for the School Board. The deadline for any candidate to file for nomination is Monday, May 11, 2020 at 4:00 PM.

Absentee Ballots - Absentee ballots will be sent to the individuals who are registered with the Madison County Board of Elections. We will also cross reference that list with our voter sign-in logs from the past two votes. If you are a Qualified Voter who is not registered to vote, and who hasn’t voted in the past couple of years, please contact the District Clerk if you would like an absentee ballot. The District Clerk may be reached via email at jshantal@m-ecs.org, using the subject line ABSENTEE BALLOT. You may also call 315-684-9300 to request an absentee ballot. Messages should include the voter’s name and mailing address.


Qualified Voters - The qualified voters of the School District shall be entitled to vote at said annual vote and election. A qualified voter is one who is (1) a citizen of the United States of America, (2) eighteen years of age or older, and (3) resident within the School District for a period of thirty (30) days preceding the annual vote and election.

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