The vote will be held on Tuesday, May 20, 2025 in the High School Library at 311 Frowein Road.

VOTING

Voter qualifications are thus: United States citizen; 18 years of age or older; and a permanent resident within the District for a period of thirty (30) days immediately prior to the vote.

In order to vote, an individual must also be registered with either the school district or with the Suffolk County Board of Elections. The individual’s voter registration must reflect a residence which is within the boundaries of the Center Moriches Union Free School District.

Any qualified resident may register to vote in this year’s election at the District Office, located at 529 Main Street, Center Moriches, NY 11934, during regular business hours, from 9:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m., Monday through Friday, on days when school is in session, until May 11, 2024.. 

You may also register to vote with the Board of Elections:

Suffolk County Board of Elections (631) 852-4500; Suffolk County Board of Elections

Registration forms are available on the County Board of Elections websites for mailing or delivering to the Suffolk County Board of Elections.

or

By submitting an on-line application for voter registration with the Department of Motor Vehicles at DMV's Electronic Voter Registration Application.

Notice is also given that personal registration of voters is required pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law. Any qualified voter may register to vote for the Annual School District Election and Vote at the District Office as described above. The register for said Annual School District Election and Vote shall include all persons who shall have presented themselves personally for registration and shall also include all persons who shall have been previously registered for and have voted at any annual or special school district election or vote held or conducted during the 2021, 2022, 2023 or 2024 calendar years. A resident who is registered with the Suffolk County Board of Elections with an address within the geographical boundaries of the school district is also qualified to vote. Voter qualifications are thus: must be a United States citizen; 18 years of age or older; and a permanent resident within the District for a period of thirty (30) days immediately prior to the vote.

School District Absentee Ballot Application – English

School District Absentee Ballot Application – Spanish

Absentee Ballot applications must be received by the District Clerk not more than thirty (30) and at least seven (7) days prior to the election and vote, if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the election and vote if the ballot is to be personally picked up by the voter or the voter’s designated agent set forth on the application. Absentee Ballots must be received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the election and vote, May 20, 2025.

If you need an Absentee Ballot, you can pick up an application in the District Office located at 529 Main Street, Center Moriches, or call the District Clerk, Jeannine Barr, 631-878-0052 ext. 117.

Military voters may apply to register as a qualified voter of the school district and/or submit an application for a military ballot. Military voters may designate a preference to receive a military voter registration, military ballot application or military ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail in their request for such registration, ballot application or ballot. Military voter registration application forms and ballot applications must be received in the Office of the District Clerk by mail by no later than 5:00 p.m. on April 25, 2025. No military ballot will be canvassed unless it is returned by mail and received in the office of the District Clerk by no later than 5:00 p.m. on election day.

Notice is hereby given that the Board of Education of the Center Moriches Union Free School District will hold a public hearing on the budget, on May 14, 2025 at 7:00 p.m. for the purpose of presentation of the 2025-2026 budget.

Anyone interested in becoming a candidate for the Board of Education of the Center Moriches Union Free School District may contact the District Clerk for a nominating petition packet beginning February 24, 2025.

There are two seats available; for two (2) three-year terms commencing July 1, 2025 and expiring June 30, 2028. The Board member election will be held on May 20, 2025, the same date / time as the District’s vote on the 2025-2026 school budget.

Nominating petitions:

Nominating petitions are due in the District Office no later than Monday, April 21, 2025 at 5:00 pm with at least twenty-five (25) signatures of qualified voters of the district. Potential candidates are strongly encouraged to obtain more than 25 signatures to ensure that petitions include at least 25 valid signatures.

Board of Education member qualifications are as follows:

• Must be able to read and write.
• Must be a qualified voter of the district; that is, a citizen of the United States, at least 18 years of age or older, and not adjudged to be incompetent.
• Must be and have been a resident of the district for a continuous and uninterrupted period of at least one year immediately preceding the election.
• May not have been removed from any school district office within the preceding year.
• May not reside with another member of the same school board as a member of the same family.
• May not be a current employee of the school district.
• May not simultaneously hold another incompatible public office.

If you have any questions about the vote or the voting process, please contact Jeannine Barr, District Clerk at (631) 878-0052 ext. 117. The official “Notice of the Center Moriches Union Free School District Public Hearing on the Budget Annual Meeting” will be published in the official newspapers of the district and posted on the website.