Local School District Elections are on Tuesday, May 21, 2024

New York residents are called to the polls on Tuesday, May 21, 2024 to participate in the annual budget vote and school board election for the school district in which they reside. Town of New Castle residents reside in one of six (!) school districts - Chappaqua Central School District, Ossining Central School District, Bedford Central School District, Yorktown Central School District, Byram Hills Central School District and Pleasantville Union Free School District. Of these school districts, Chappaqua and Ossining have Public School District Libraries, so residents of those school districts will also find library budgets and library board of trustees candidates on their ballots. This year, school districts are subject to the early vote by mail (no excuse absentee ballot) law so all eligible voters may vote early by mail if they chose. Early mail ballots are available from school district clerks, check your school district website for more information.

Information about voter eligibility, early mail and absentee ballots and proposed budgets can generally be found on school and/or library websites. Where available, links are included below. Because over 80% of New Castle residents reside in the Chappaqua Central School District, LWVNC prepares a Voters Guide for that election and, when an election is contested and candidates are willing, hosts a Candidates Forum for that election. If you reside in a different school district and would like to work on voter education for that school district, please send us an email at lwvnewcastle [at] gmail.com

Chappaqua Central School District - voter information; budget information

Ossining Central School District

Bedford Central School District

Yorktown Central School District

Byram Hills Central School District

Pleasantville Union Free School District - voter registration information; absentee and early mail ballot information; budget information

LWVNC Candidates Forum for Chappaqua Central School District Board of Education and Chappaqua Library Board of Trustees Candidates

LWVNC has prepared a Voters Guide and will host a Candidate Forum on Monday, May 13 at 7 pm to introduce the candidates for the CCSD BOE and the Chappaqua Library Board of Trustees to community voters. This Forum will follow the hybrid format LWVNC used successfully last year. Candidates will appear in person with community members able to attend in person in the New Castle Town Hall Assembly Room or via an NCCMC webinar. To ensure that all residents have equal opportunity to suggest questions and that as many questions of interest can be posed within available time, community members may submit questions in advance to be posed by the moderator. For more information or to submit a question by the May 8 deadline, visit this form -  https://forms.gle/XS1Mu19nXYJAgM2K8. All questions must be submitted in advance, by Wednesday, May 8;  there will be no questions from the floor at the event to ensure that all residents have equal access to have their topics of concern addressed. 

In person attendance will be limited to Assembly Room capacity. Use this form to reserve a seat -  https://forms.gle/K41h9so29LHre7y86. To register to attend virtually, use this link.

Next up is Primary Election Day on Tuesday, JUNE 25, 2024, with early voting starting on June 15. For hours and locations, visit the Westchester Board of Elections website. Voters must be registered with a political party in order to vote in primary elections. You can check your party affiliation here:https://voterlookup.elections.ny.gov/ Changes may be made using the NYS voter registration form, available at https://citizenparticipation.westchestergov.com/register-to-vote, or through the new NYS Board of Elections Online Voter Registration portal accessible through my.ny.gov, but will not take effect until after both primaries.

There is evidence that voting is habit forming, so be sure to flex your voting muscle at every opportunity!