2025/26 Budget Vote & Election
The Farmingdale School District will be holding its Annual Budget Vote & Election on Tuesday, May 20, 2025, between the hours of 6:00 a.m. and 9:00 p.m. in the Aquatic Center at Howitt Middle School. All qualified voters registered to vote in Farmingdale will have the opportunity to vote on the 2025/2026 School District Budget and Election.
Election Information
There will be two (2) open seats on the Board of Education this year. The terms will run from July 1, 2025, through June 30, 2028. Nominating petitions for Board of Education candidates can be picked up in person on school days at the District Clerk’s office, Central Administration at Howitt Middle School, 50 Van Cott Avenue, Farmingdale, NY 11735. Please contact the District Clerk at 516-434-5023 to schedule an appointment. Completed petitions must be filed with the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on Monday, April 21, 2025.
Qualifications for Candidacy on the Board of Education:
Those who run for membership on the Board of Education must, among other things:
- Be a citizen of the United States of America
- Be at least eighteen (18) years of age
- Be able to read and write
- Be a resident of the Farmingdale School District continuously for one (1) year
- Be a qualified voter of the District
- Not be employed by the Board on which they will serve
- Not live in the same household with a family member who is also a member of the same school board
Voting Information
If you have voted in any school or general election between 2021 and 2024, you are registered to vote in the school election for Tuesday, May 20, 2025. If you have not voted during this time, or if you are not registered, you may register if you are 18 years of age or older, a citizen of the United States, and have lived in the district for at least 30 days.
Qualified individuals may register through the Nassau County Board of Elections website (516-571-VOTE), or at the Office of the District Clerk, Howitt Middle School, Central Administration Office, 50 Van Cott Avenue, Farmingdale, NY 11735. Please call the District Clerk, 516-434-5023 to schedule an appointment. Please note that registration with the District Clerk only registers an individual to vote in the Farmingdale School District elections. Residents must be registered by Thursday, May 15, 2025, to vote on Tuesday, May 20, 2025.
You may also use the DMV Electronic Voter Registration Application link to register to vote or to update the information you have on file with the New York State Board of Elections.
Absentee Ballots/Early Mail Ballots Information
Qualified Farmingdale resident voters may obtain applications for absentee/early mail ballots for the school district vote on the proposed budget.
Absentee/Early mail ballot applications can be obtained by clicking the links below or by contacting the Office of the District Clerk at (516) 434-5023.
Absentee ballots are automatically sent to residents who are qualified voters and whose registration records have been marked "permanently disabled" by the Board of Elections.
Completed absentee/early mail ballots from approved applicants must be received by the District Clerk no later than 5pm on the day of the budget vote, Tuesday, May 20, 2025, in the Office of the District Clerk.
Absentee Ballot Application & Instructions (English)
Absentee Ballot Application & Instructions (Spanish)
Early Mail Ballot Application & Instructions (English)
Early Mail Ballot Application & Instructions (Spanish)