Chappaqua Patch School District Voters Guide

Editor's Note: The deadline for school districts to receive school budget ballots has been extended. Gov. Andrew Cuomo issued an executive order Sunday saying the ballots can be accepted by hand delivery through 5 p.m. Tuesday or received by mail through June 16 by the school district.SEE: Cuomo Extends Deadline For Mail-In School Budget Ballots

CHAPPAQUA, NY — New York residents are asked to vote on their local school district's budget and board of education by mail this year because of the new coronavirus pandemic.

That meant New York's 700 districts ordered absentee ballots and envelopes for every registered voter. That meant that problems such as the paper shortage plaguing communities during the beginning of the pandemic became problems for the districts.

Under Gov. Andrew Cuomo's executive order, ballots must be returned to the District Clerk by 5 p.m. June 9 though some political officials are trying to have the deadline extended.

Here are fast facts about the ballot in Chappaqua.

School District

Board of Education

There are five candidates running for two seats on the Board of Education: School trustees serve three year terms and are unpaid.

• Jeffrey Mester
• Joshua Shapiro
• Jane Kimmel Shepardson (incumbent)
• Deborah Smith
• Victoria Bayard Tipp (incumbent)

School budget

• Proposed for 2020-21: $128,237,168
• Increase over current spending: 1.65 percent
• Tax levy increase: 1.49 percent

Library Budget

• Proposed: $3,314,162
• Tax levy: 4.38 percent

ALSO SEE:

Bedford School District Voters Guide