This year, three Board of Education seats will be up for election. Those seats are currently held by Eric Mittelstadt, Matt Vanacoro and Jason Paraskeva. Nominating petitions for prospective Board of Education candidates are currently available.
Board of Education term of office is three years, from July 1, 2022, through June 30, 2025. Candidates must be a U.S. citizen, at least 18 years of age, and have been a resident of the Carmel Central School District for at least one year prior to the election.
Due to the withdrawal of Robert Palazzo, one of the candidates for member of the Board of Education of the Carmel Central School District on the ballot at this year’s Annual Meeting and Election to be held on May 17, 2022, the deadline for filing nominating petitions is being re-opened immediately in accordance with the New York Education Law.
Any qualified voter who wishes to submit a nominating petition must do so by filing the petition with the District Clerk at the District’s Administrative Offices located at 81 South Street, Patterson, New York 12563, on or before May 10, 2022, at 5:00 p.m. A nominating petition must contain at least fifty (50) signatures of qualified voters residing in the District, stating their name and residence.
Copies of petition forms are available at District’s Administrative Offices located at 81 South Street, Patterson, New York 12563.