VOTER REGISTRATION INFORMATION

The community will be asked to vote on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 on the annual budget, any propositions, and TWO (2) open seats for the Board of Education. For more on Prospective Board of Education Trustee information, please download the information packets here:

School Board Trustee Candidate Packet May 16, 2023 Election

School Board Trustee Candidate Packet May 16, 2023 Election Spanish

In order to vote in the Bedford Central School District's Annual Budget Vote/Election on Tuesday, May 16, 2023,  you must be a registered voter.

To be eligible to vote you must:

• be a citizen of the United States.

• be at least 18 years old by May 16, 2023 (the date of the election).

• be a resident of the school district for at least 30 days prior to May 16, 2023.

• be registered with either the school district's board of registration or with the county board of elections. If you have previously registered to vote, but have not voted in either a school district or general election in the last four years, you must re-register to vote. (You can call the District Clerk to verify your registration status.)

Register to vote:

• To register to vote in all elections, please click here for Westchester County Voter Registration information.  

• You may register for school elections in person at the Administration Building with Sandra Speyer, District Clerk, at 632 South Bedford Road, Bedford, NY 10506, during the hours of 8:30am-3:30pm up to five (5) days before the vote. The last day to register to vote is Thursday, May 11, 2023. 

• You may also register at the elementary school in your attendance zone before May 11, 2023 Monday-Friday 10am-2pm.

• The last day for personal registration is Thursday, May 11, 2023.

Absentee Ballots:  

To obtain an absentee ballot for the 2023 Budget Vote and Trustee Election, an application must be completed and returned to the District Clerk before a ballot can be provided. Applications cannot be accepted before April 17, 2023.

• Absentee ballot applications are available from Sandra Speyer, District Clerk, at the Administration Building on the Fox Lane Campus during regular business hours (8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.) or by downloading the application. (Spanish Application)

• Absentee ballot applications should be submitted in their original form, with the original signature. Applications must be received by the District Clerk at least seven days before the vote/election (May 9, 2023) if the ballot will be mailed to the voter and by the day before the vote/election (May 15, 2023) if the ballot will be personally picked up by the voter or the voter’s agent.  A ballot may not be given to anyone other than the voter or the person authorized by the voter to pick up the ballot on their behalf.

Once the application has been completed and returned to the District Clerk (in its original form), a ballot will be mailed to the address specified on the application. All applicants will be verified as a registered voter by the District Clerk before a ballot can be mailed or hand delivered to the voter or an authorized representative of the voter.

Absentee Ballots should be:

• mailed to:

Sandra Speyer

District Clerk

P.O. Box 180

Mount Kisco, NY 10549

OR

• personally delivered to:

Sandra Speyer, District Clerk, at the Administration Building on the Fox Lane Campus, 632 South Bedford Road, Bedford, NY 10506.

Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk no later than 5pm on Tuesday, May 16, 2023 to be counted in the vote.

Military Ballots: 

• Military ballot applications are available by contacting the District Clerk at the Office of the District Clerk in the Administration Building, Fox Lane Campus, 632 South Bedford Road, Bedford, New York, by telephone 914-241-6011 or by email: sspeyer3549@bcsdny.org.

• You may download an application here. (Spanish Application)

• Military ballot applications must be received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00 P.M. on April 20, 2023.