NEW BUDGET VOTE DATE - JUNE 16
Voter Ballot Deadline For School Budget Votes and Board Election Extended
Governor Andrew Cuomo released an Executive Order today extending the deadline for absentee ballots to be received by school districts. Under the new order, ballots hand-delivered by 5 pm on June 9th and received by mail through June 16th will be counted. The order states that “No ballots for such election shall be accepted by the clerk of the school district or designee of the trustees or school board after 5 p.m. on June 9, 2020, except those received by mail in accordance with this provision. Any receptacle used for hand delivery of absentee ballots in such election shall be closed and removed at 5 p.m. on June 9, 2020; The ballots therein shall remain unopened pending delivery of mailed ballots, and shall be removed and canvassed after 5 p.m. on June 16, 2020.
Schools will be permitted to hold drive-in and drive-through graduation ceremonies this year; the Department of Health released interim guidance for these ceremonies.
Medical schools statewide will be allowed to reopen on June 22nd.
Summer day camps statewide can open on June 29, and a decision on sleep-away camps will be made in the coming weeks.
Outdoor dining at restaurants will be permitted in the seven regions currently in phase two of reopening starting June 4th