Budget and Board of Education Election

Polls will be open May 16, 2023
Noon – 9 p.m.
Raymond L. Carr Board Room 

Voter Eligibility 

An eligible voter must be:

1. eighteen (18) years of age,
2. a citizen of the United States,
3. a resident (not necessarily a homeowner) of the district for at least thirty (30)days preceding the election

How to Receive an Absentee Ballot

Download the Absentee Ballot Application

Download the Military Absentee Ballot Application

A completed absentee ballot application is required to allow you to obtain an absentee ballot for the Annual District Budget Vote on May 16. You must fill out all applicable items for your application to be valid. You may either drop off your completed application or mail it to the District Clerk.

Cheektowaga Central School District
Attn: District Clerk
3600 Union Road
Cheektowaga, NY 14225

If you mail it, the District Clerk or designee must receive the application at least seven (7) days before the day of the vote in order for an absentee ballot to be mailed to you. If you personally deliver the application, you may pick up a ballot up to the day before the vote. No representative may pick up a ballot for you.

For a military voter to be issued a military ballot, the District Clerk must have received a valid military absentee ballot application no later than 5 p.m. on April 21, 2023. In a request for a military ballot application or ballot, the military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the application or ballot by mail, facsimile transmission or electronic mail.

A list of all persons to whom absentee voter ballots have been issued will be maintained and be available for public inspection during office hours until the day of the election. Such list will also be posted during the election.

Board of Education Election

One Board of Education seat will be up for election at the May 16 Annual Budget Vote and School Board Election.  Cheektowaga Central School District residents interested in serving on the Board of Education must complete a nominating petition and submit it no later than April 17, 2023 to the District Clerk or designee in the District Office located at 3600 Union Road, Cheektowaga, NY between the hours of 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. At-large board seats carry a five-year term typically beginning July 1, pending special circumstances. Nominating Petitions can be downloaded or picked up in the District Office weekdays between 9 a.m. and 4:00 p.m.

Budget Public Hearing
May 2, 2023 at 6 p.m.
Presentation will take place prior to the regular board meeting that evening.

Budget Resources

Budget Binder 2023-24

Board of Education Presentations

March 21, 2023

May 2, 2023