Budget Information

Qualification requirements for voters:

• Citizen of the United States
• Are at least eighteen years old
• Have been a resident of the school district for the past 30 days
• Not otherwise ineligible to vote

No person shall have the right to register for or vote at any school meeting or election who would not be qualified to register for or vote at an election in accordance with the provisions of Election Law §5-106.

NO. 1 Voting Location:
EDSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Address: 116 Merlina Ave., Kingston, NY Districts:

• Ward 1 Districts 1, 2 & 3
• Ward 2 Districts 1 & 2
• Town of Ulster Districts 1, 6 & 13

NO. 2 Voting Location:
GEORGE WASHINGTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Address: 67 Wall Street, Kingston, NY Districts:

• Ward 3 Districts 1, 2, 3
• Ward 4 Districts 1 & 2
• Ward 5 Districts 1 & 2
• Ward 9 District 1

NO. 3 Voting Location:
J. F. KENNEDY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Address: 107 Gross Street, Kingston, NY Districts:

• Ward 7 Districts 1, 2 & 3
• Ward 8 Districts 1, 2 & 3
• Ward 9 Districts 2 & 3
• Town of Ulster Districts 3 & 12

NO. 4 Voting Location:
MYER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Address: 231 Millbrook Ave., Hurley, NY Districts:

• Town of Hurley Districts 2, 4, 6 & 8
• Town of Rosendale Districts 1, 4 & 5
• Town of Ulster District 4
• Town of Marbletown District 5

NO. 5 Voting Location:
ROBERT GRAVES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Address: 345 Mountain View Ave., Port Ewen, NY Districts:

• Town of Esopus Districts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 & 7
• Town of Rosendale Districts 2 & 3

NO. 6 Voting Location:
CHAMBERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Address: 945 Morton Blvd., Kingston, NY Districts:

• Ward 2 Districts 3 & 4
• Ward 5 District 3
• Ward 6 Districts 1, 2 & 3
• Town of Ulster Districts 5, 8 & 10

NO. 7 Voting Location:
CROSBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Address: 767 Neighborhood Road, Lake Katrine, NY Districts:

• Town of Kingston District 1
• Town of Saugerties Districts 5, 10 & 12
• Town of Ulster Districts 2, 7, 9, 11 & 14
• Town of Woodstock Districts 3 & 6

Please print and fill out an absentee ballot application if you would like to vote in the May 19, 2026 Budget Vote and Election by Absentee ballot and you:

• will be out of the county, have a temporary illness or physical disability
• have a permanent illness or physical disability
• have duties related to primary care of the physically disabled
• are a resident or patient of Veterans Health Administration hospital,
• are in detention in jail/prison, awaiting trial, awaiting action by a grand jury, or in prison for conviction of a crime or offense which was not a felony

Please return Absentee Ballot Application to:

District Clerk
21 Wynkoop Place
Kingston, NY 12401

Applications may also be picked up at the Meagher Administration Building (21 Wynkoop Place, Kingston, NY)

NOTE: Absentee Ballots are automatically sent to those registered as permanently disabled with the Ulster County Board of Elections. These ballots will be mailed the first week of May.

To receive your absentee ballot by mail, your application must be received no later than Tuesday, May 12, 2026.

Where and when to return this application:
If you request that the absentee ballot be mailed to you, your application must be received by the district clerk for your school district no later than 7 days before the election for which you seek an absentee ballot. Otherwise, you may personally deliver your application to the district clerk no later than the day before the election. You may not submit your application more than 30 days prior to the election.

If you request that the absentee ballot be mailed to you, the district clerk will mail your ballot by regular mail no sooner than 30 days before the election and no later than 6 days before the election. Otherwise, the district clerk will deliver your ballot to you or your agent, as designated on your application, when you or your agent appears at the district office.

Absentee Ballot English

Absentee Ballot Spanish

Any qualified and registered voter can request an early mail ballot by turning in the application below.

Applications for an Early Vote by Mail ballot will be accepted no more more than thirty days before the date of the vote. Ballots can be sent by mail for applications received before Tuesday, May 12, 2026. Any application received less than seven days before the vote, the Early Vote by Mail ballot will be available for pick up at the district office by the voter or their designee. 

Early Vote by Mail ballots must be received by 5:00 p.m. on the day of the election in order to be counted.

Please return Early Vote by Mail Ballot Application to:
District Clerk
21 Wynkoop Place
Kingston, NY 12401

Applications may also be picked up at the Meagher Administration Building, Monday-Friday, 8:00am-4:00pm.

If you request that the Early Vote by Mail ballot be mailed to you, your application must be received by the district clerk for your school district no later than 7 days before the election for which you seek an early voting ballot. Otherwise, you may personally deliver your application to the district clerk no later than the day before the election. You may not submit your application more than 30 days prior to the election.

Early Mail Ballot Application