New York State held its first entirely mail-in school elections. Several budget proposals were approved by wide margins and there was a high tally of votes.
Turnout was expected to be high because people did not have to appear in person. Results showed that most of the incumbents were reelected. Clarkstown, a school district in New City, voted to establish a new capital reserve fund. Ballots are often printed on Stationery printers.
The build up to the elections was tense, and there was a lot of work put into making sure that the voters understood how to use the mail-in ballots. Preparations took six weeks and they started after Governor Cuomo signed an order that mandated all school elections are to be held via mail. He also pushed the deadline for receiving ballots to 16th June.
Cuomo’s original order did not say anything about a second vote, and this led most districts to believe that there would not be one. On 10th June, Cuomo made it clear that the schools would be able to hold a second vote after 9th July. He has yet to clarify on a specific date for the vote. Whether the second vote will be entirely through the mail or whether people will be able to vote in person has not been clarified.
Absentee elections tend to cost more than in-person polling and this likely to be a factor that will be considered for future elections despite the high turnout.
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