With the Scardale Village election behind us, the Board of Education wants to prepare residents for the school budget vote on Tuesday May 17, 2011. If you want to vote in the May election, there is no better time to register than now, and here is how to do it.

Westchester County registration-by-mail forms are available in the main office of every school. You may also access the form at http://citizenparticipation.westchestergov.com/register-to-vote . Anyone who delivers or mails one of these registration forms to the County Board of Elections will be registered with Westchester County and also considered to be registered with the school district. Mailed registration forms must be received by the County Board of Elections in time to be processed by May 17, 2011, the date of the vote.

In addition, anyone may register for school district voting with the School District's Board of Registration at the offices of the Board of Education located in the High School (Brewster Road side of the school) as follows:

• Tuesday, May 10, 2011 - between the hours of 4:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m.
• Thursday, May 12, 2011 - between 1:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m.

The deadline for registration at the Board of Education office is May 12, 2011.

Absentee ballots are available for the budget vote and election after Monday April 18 and you can apply for the absentee ballot now:

1. Anyone who is registered and will not be in Westchester County for the vote on May 17, 2011, may apply for an absentee ballot by mail or in person. Application forms are immediately available from Lois Rehm, the District Clerk, in the Board of Education offices in the High School (contact her at 721-2410 or lrehm@scarsdaleschools.org ). The absentee ballots will not be available until after Monday, April 18, 2011.

2. If the application is to be mailed to the voter, the voter must return the completed application in time for it to be received by the Clerk seven days before the election Tuesday, May 10, 2011.

3. If completed applications are delivered personally, they must be received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. the day before the election Monday, May 16, 2011.

4. All absentee ballots must be delivered to the Clerk’s office no later than 5:00 p.m. on the day of the vote, Tuesday, May 17, 2011.

Take care of registering to vote or applying for an absentee ballot now so that you can participate in this important upcoming vote.