Voting information
This page contains information on the voting process for our budget vote and Board of Education election, which will be held on Tuesday, May 21.
Absentee/early voting ballots
Mail-in voting now available to all!
Albany voters will have a new and convenient option for casting ballots in this spring’s school budget vote and Board of Education election – early voting by mail.
Early voting by mail will work much the same way that absentee voting traditionally has. The main change for this year is that the vote-by-mail option now is available to everyone.
The City School District of Albany will continue to automatically send absentee ballots to people the Albany County Board of Elections designates as having a permanent disability or are in the military.
However, everyone else also can vote by mail now, too.
Applications for vote-by-mail and absentee ballots are available below. You also can call (518) 475-6015 and ask to have a vote-by-mail or absentee application mailed to you.
If you want a vote-by-mail ballot sent to your home, the district clerk must receive your completed application at least seven days before the vote – by Tuesday, May 14 at 4 p.m.
If you want to pick up your vote-by-mail ballot in-person at the district headquarters in Academy Park, you must have your completed application to the clerk by 4 p.m. the day before the budget vote – Monday, May 20.
All absentee and vote-by-mail ballots must be received in the clerk’s office by 5 p.m. on the day of the vote – Tuesday, May 21.
You can call the board clerk with any questions at (518) 475-6015.
In-person voting
The district will conduct voting on May 21 at locations throughout the city. Polls will be open from 7 a.m. until 9 p.m.
| Ward | Districts | Voting Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | All |
New Hope Church |
| 2nd | All | Giffen Memorial Elementary School 274 South Pearl St. |
| 3rd | All | Sheridan Preparatory Academy 400 Sheridan Ave. |
| 4th | All | North Albany Middle School 570 North Pearl St. |
| 5th | All | Arbor Hill/West Hill Library 148 Henry Johnson Blvd. |
| 6th | All | William S. Hackett Middle School 45 Delaware Ave. |
| 7th | 1-5 | Delaware Community School 43 Bertha St. |
| 7th | 6-8 | William S. Hackett Middle School 45 Delaware Ave. |
| 8th | 1-4 | NEW LOCATION Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School 100 Elbel Court |
| 8th | 5-9 | Albany School of Humanities (ASH) 108 Whitehall Road |
| 9th | All | New Scotland Elementary School 369 New Scotland Ave. |
| 10th | All | Pine Hills Elementary School 41 North Allen St. |
| 11th | All | Albany High School's Abrookin Career and Technical Center 99 Kent St. |
| 12th | 1-3 | Italian American Community Center 257 Washington Ave. Extension |
| 12th | 4-9 | Montessori Magnet School 45 Tremont St. |
| 13th | All | Pine Hills Elementary School 41 North Allen St. |
| 14th | All | NEW LOCATION Stephen and Harriet Myers Middle School 100 Elbel Court |
| 15th | All | Eagle Point Elementary School 1044 Western Ave. |
If you are unsure of your voting location, you can use this searchable directory provided by NTS Data Services.
Have questions?
Board Clerk
