Board of Education Election

Candidates for Board of Education - petitions are available March 1, 2024.

Please contact Shannon Cross, District Clerk, at (716) 926-1711 or email scross@frontiercsd.org to schedule a time to pick up a Board of Education School Board Member Candidate Packet. The packet contains the following information for potential board candidates; dates and deadlines for running, nomination petitions, legal qualifications for voters, expenditure forms, electioneering rules, press release information, and various other helpful information.

Candidate Petitions are due to the District Clerk by April 22, 2024 by 5 p.m.

There are two (2) vacant Board seats. The candidate receiving the most votes will be elected to a term beginning May 22, 2024 and ending June 30, 2028. The candidate receiving the second highest number of votes will be elected to a term beginning July 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2028.

A Prospective School Board Member Workshop is being held on March 23, 2024. Information on the workshop can be found here. 

Budget Public Hearing

The District will be holding a Budget Hearing on May 7, 2024 at 7:00 p.m. 

Budget Vote

The annual Budget Vote and School Board Election is May 21, 2024. 

Voting will take place in the Board Room at the Frontier Educational Center, 5120 Orchard Ave, Hamburg, starting at 7:00 AM until 9:00 PM.

What's on the Ballot?  The propositions and Board candidates can be found here.

Voter Information and Qualifications

Definition of a Qualified Voter - A qualified voter is a person who is:

• a citizen of the United States;
• at least eighteen years of age;
• a resident of the school district for at least 30 days prior to the meeting;
• and not otherwise prohibited from voting pursuant to Election Law § 5-106.

Military Ballots

New York State Education Law Section 2018-d, and its corresponding regulations (Part 122 of the Commissioner’s Regulations), provide military voters the opportunity to vote by military ballot during school district elections. In relevant part, Section 2018-d and the Regulations specifically contemplate an application process for receipt of military ballots.  An application must be completed every year for those who qualify.  This law and regulation states that a military ballot may be requested for the following reasons:

• The military voter is in military service and by reason of such military service will be absent on the day of the election, or the military voter will be discharged from such military service within 30 days of the election; or
• The military voter is an eligible spouse, parent, child or dependent of a military voter.

Absentee Ballots and Early Mail Voting Ballots

Applications for absentee ballots and early mail voting ballots may obtained at the District Clerk’s office located in the Frontier Educational Center, 5120 Orchard Ave., Hamburg, NY. 

Contact Information

For additional information, call Shannon Cross, District Clerk, at (716) 926-1711 or email scross@frontiercsd.org.