Important dates, deadlines and required filings
April 25 Districts, other than small cities, must distribute military ballots no later than 25
days before the vote.
April 28 Districts must transmit “property tax report card” to SED by the end of
the next business day following its approval by the school board, but not later than
the 24th day before the budget vote. (The 24th day before the Budget Vote falls on
Saturday, April 26th. Therefore, best practice would be to transmit the real property
tax report card to SED by Friday, April 25, 2025. However, if a particular school
board does not meet until April 25, 2025 to approve the property tax report card,
then pursuant to the General Construction Law, the report card could be transmitted
on Monday, April 28, 2025).
April 30 School board candidate nominating petitions due in small city school districts in
office of district clerk by 5:00 p.m. (20 days before election).
April 29-
May 6
Districts must complete budget 7 days before the public hearing3
.
May 5 Small cities must determine the names of all candidates duly nominated and the
propositions and referenda to be voted for on the ballot three days prior to the
distribution of military ballots, which occurs 14 days prior to the vote in small cities.
Seventeen days before the vote falls on Saturday May 3rd, thus under General
Construction Law the content of the military ballots may be determined on Monday,
May 5th.
May 6 1. Last possible day for voter registration by school district board of registration in
small city school districts (2 weeks before vote).
2. Small city districts must distribute military ballots no later than 14 days before
the vote.
May 6-13 Board must hold a public hearing on the budget (7-14 days before vote).
May 6-20 Copies of the budget must be available to the residents upon request
(during the 14 days before the vote and on day of vote).
May 6-15 Last possible day for voter registration by school district boards of registration (14-5
days before vote) (except in small city school districts -- see above).
May 14 Deadline for mailing “budget notice” (6 days before vote).
May 20 Annual Budget Vote and School Board Election.
May 27-
June 3
Budget must be completed at least seven days prior to the budget hearing at which it
is to be presented.
June 3 1. Deadline for publication of the first of two required legal notices prior to budget
re-vote (first publication must be at least 14 days prior to revote).
2. Last possible day for voter registration by small city school district boards of
registration (2 weeks prior to vote).
June 10 Publication of second and final legal notice prior to budget re-vote.
June 3-10 Public hearing to present the budget 7-14 days prior to the re-vote.
June 3-17 Copies of the budget, together with attachments required by law, must be made
available, upon request, to district residents during the fourteen days immediately
preceding the re-vote (as well as at the public hearing on the re-vote, and on the day
of the re-vote). Moreover, if changes have been made to the budget that was
defeated by the voters on the first vote, copies of the budget disseminated prior to a
re-vote must incorporate such changes.
June 10-
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Last possible day for voter registration by school district boards of registration in
other than small city school districts (7-2 days before re-vote).
June 11 Deadline for mailing “budget notice” (6 days before re-vote).
June 17 UNIFORM BUDGET RE-VOTE DATE
No district is compelled to hold a budget re-vote, but if it does, it must be held on the
third Tuesday in June, unless the Commissioner of Education, at the request of the
school district, certifies no later than March 1st that such vote would conflict with
religious observances, in which case the revote must be held (if at all) on the second
Tuesday in June.
Note: A military voter who receives a military ballot for the annual meeting and election will automatically
receive a military ballot if a budget revote is scheduled. School districts should consult with their attorneys
regarding the deadlines for sending out military ballots for a revote.
Education Law §2022(7) requires a school district to post on its website the final annual budget and any
multi-year financial plan adopted by the board of education.
