Voter and Candidate Information for May 20, 2025 Chappaqua Central School District and Chappaqua Library Vote

Voter and Candidate Information for May 20, 2025 Chappaqua Central School District and Chappaqua Library Vote

CCSD Budget Vote and BOE Election

Chappaqua Library Budget and Board of Trustees Election

Tuesday, May 20, 2025

7am to 9 pm

Horace Greeley High School Gymnasium 

 

Open Seats

There are two open seats on the Chappaqua Central School District Board of Education and one open seat on the Chappaqua Library Board of Trustees for the upcoming election. More information about the Library Board of Trustees can be found here. More information about qualifications for the CCSD Board of Education can be found here. 

Candidates (in the order they will appear on the ballot)

Board of Education (2 open seats for 3 year term):

Timothy McNamara  

Ryan Kelsey 

Hillary Grasso

Allison Steinbauer                   

Chappaqua Library Board (1 open seat for 3 year term):

Pam Moskowitz

Voters Guide

LWVNC will prepare a Voters Guide for this election. Each candidate on the ballot was sent a form to supply personal information and to answer questions about their candidacy; the information supplied by the candidates, if any, is included in the Voters Guide. A copy of the LWVNC 2025 CCSD BOE and Library Board Voters Guide can be accessed here on April 29.

Candidate Forum

LWVNC will host a Candidate Forum on Monday, May 12 at 7 pm in the Assembly Room at Town of New Castle Town Hall to introduce the candidates for the CCSD BOE to community voters.  Because the Library Board election is uncontested, there will be no candidate forum for that race.

This Forum will follow the hybrid format LWVNC has used successfully. 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 . 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 . To register to attend virtually, use this link:

 

The forum will be recorded and the link available here after May 12.

 

Budget

Voters will be asked to vote for or against both the Chappaqua Central School District's Annual Budget and the Chappaqua Library's Annual Budget.

More information about the CCSD proposed budgets can be found here -  CCSD budget information.

Voter Eligibility

In order to vote in the Chappaqua Central School District's Annual Budget Vote/Election on Tuesday, May 16, 2023, you must be a registered voter and a resident of the school district.

Eligibility requirements: To be eligible to vote you must:

  • be a citizen of the United States.

  • be at least 18 years old by May 20, 2025 (the date of the vote).

  • be a resident of the school district for at least 30 days prior to May 20, 2025.

  • be registered with either the school district's board of registration or with the county board of elections.

If you have previously registered to vote, but have not voted in either a school district or general election in the last four years, you must re-register to vote.

Registration:

You may register in person with the District Clerk at the Chappaqua School District Education Center, 66 Roaring Brook Road, Chappaqua, New York, 10514 during regular business hours, up to five (5) days before the vote. The last day to register to vote is Thursday, May 15, 2025.

Early Mail and Absentee Ballots:

This year, school district elections must include an early mail ballot option. Absentee ballots are also available.

Early mail ballots are available to any eligible voter. The early mail ballot application can be found on the district website.  Early mail ballot applications that are mailed must be received by the District Clerk, Chappaqua Central School District, 66 Roaring Brook Road, Chappaqua, NY 10514, not later than 7 days before the election for which the early mail ballot is sought. Otherwise, the application may be personally delivered to the District Clerk not later than the day before the election. Voters receiving an early mail ballot must return the ballot no later than 5 PM on the day of the election (May 20, 2025). Early mail ballots can be returned to Liisa Elsner at 66 Roaring Brook Road. More information can be obtained from CCSD District Clerk Liisa Elsner, 914-238-7200 x1002.

Traditional absentee ballots are also available from Liisa Elsner, District Clerk at the Education Center during regular business hours (8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.. More information can be found on the district website,  Absentee ballot applications should be submitted in original form, with the original signature. It must be submitted at least seven days before the vote/election (May 13, 2025) if the ballot will be mailed to the voter and by the day before the vote/election (May 19, 2025) if the ballot will be personally picked up by the voter. Absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk by 5:00 p.m. on the day of the vote/election (May 20, 2025) in order to be counted. More information can be obtained from CCSD District Clerk Liisa Elsner, 914-238-7200 x1002.