Vote by Mail for the Citizen's Nominating Committee

This year, for the first time, voters in local elections for the Citizens Nominating Committee can vote in person on November 14 or vote by mail before then. Ballots are available at Village Hall and the Scarsdale Library, were mailed to residents, and can be downloaded from www.scarsdaleprocedurecommittee.org.

Here are instructions on how to vote by mail:

Visit the Procedure Committee website where you can download the ballot.

1. Print the ballot; make as many copies as there are in your family who are eligible to vote and haven't voted yet and don't plan to vote in person;

2. Vote for up to two candidates from your elementary school district; ONLY TWO!

3. Vote on all three ballot amendments

4. DO NOT SIGN THE BALLOT

5. Put only one ballot in an envelope and seal it.

6. SIGN THE SEAL AND PUT YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS AS THE RETURN ADDRESS (this helps prevent ballot box stuffing).

7. Mail the stamped envelope before 5 pm on November 13 to:

Scarsdale Procedure Committee
P.O. Box 284
Scarsdale NY 10583

According to David Brodsky, chair of the Procedure Committee, almost fifty mail-in ballots have been received already, but about 10% are not complying with the requirements to put their name and home address on the envelope and to sign the seal of the envelope. "It is critical to comply with these requirements," Mr. Brodsky said, "or the ballots inside will not be counted. People who have not done so can revote and their original ballot will be discarded."

Hopes are high that the new voting procedure will boost the total voting to well over the previous high of 664 in 2009. Most years have averaged in the low 500's, Mr. Brodsky noted.