June Voting Opportunities

The month of June has several voting opportunities! 

CCSD Budget Vote

If you live in the Chappaqua Central School District, the vote on the revised school budget adopted by the CCSD Board of Education on June 3, 2024, will take place on Tuesday, June 18, 2024. The adoption letter and details about the revised budget can be found here - https://www.chappaquaschools.org/departments/home/budget-bonds/budget-2024-2025.

Details about registration, absentee and early vote by mail ballots can be found on the CCSD website - https://www.chappaquaschools.org/departments/home/budget-bonds/budget-2024-2025/voter-registration-absentee-ballots. Registered voters can vote in person in the Horace Greeley High School gymnasium from 7 am to 9 pm on Tuesday, June 18.

June 25 Primary

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.Details about registration, absentee and early vote by mail ballots and early voting can be found on the Westchester County Board of Elections site. 

You can go to Vote 411 to learn what is on your ballot. The LWV Westchester held a Candidates forum with the three democratic candidates for Westchester County District Attorney. You can watch a recording of this forum using this link. 

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

“Protecting Our Rights and Freedoms: Passing the NY ERA”

Featuring Erica Smitka, LWVNY Deputy Director 

On Thursday, May 30  LWV New York Deputy Director Erica Smitka spoke to League members about the Equal Rights Amendment on the ballot in New York in November.

If you weren’t able to join us in person, our senior experience intern, Sydney Boyriven, recorded the presentation. Here is her overview and the link:

This November along with voting for a Presidential candidate New York State residents will also be able to vote for an amendment to the state constitution. Currently, the New York State constitution only protects against discrimination when it comes to issues based on race and religion. The new Equal Rights Amendment would not only protect New Yorkers from discrimination based on race and religion but would also protect them from discrimination based on gender, sexuality, gender identity, age, and autonomy; protecting a much larger scale of New York citizens from systemic injustices. To learn more about New York’s ERA below you can watch a video presentation given by Erica Smitka, Deputy Director of the League of Women Voters NY. Ms. Smitka discusses the importance of the ERA and what the league is doing to ensure everyone flips the ballot in November.You can watch the presentation here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nzqIX5UINC0

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