2020 Wappingers Vote Will Be On Paper Ballots
On Tuesday, May 19, the Wappingers CSD community will vote on the 2020/21 Budget, the annual transportation proposition, and will elect three members to the Board of Education. The Dutchess County Board of Elections has notified all Dutchess County school districts that due to the presidential primary and state/local primaries in April and June, they will not be able to assist with the school elections this year. In the past, local school districts have used voting machines from the Board of Elections.
As a result, WCSD will use paper ballots for the school district election this May. All voting locations will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. After polls close, ballot boxes will be opened and counted. Several processes are being put in place including verification of the number of voters to the number of ballots issued, and teams consisting of a reader and two counters who will independently tally the votes and compare results after every 25 ballots are counted.
We don't know how voting will be impacted due to COVID-19. Please look for further details in the May budget newsletter expected in homes during the first week in May and on the Wappingers website at www.wappingersschools.org.
