Village of Warwick general election to resume Sept. 15
Warwick. Residents may vote in person or via absentee ballot; the deadline to apply for an absentee ballot is Sept. 8.
| 04 Aug 2020 | 12:39
The Village of Warwick general election, postponed due to the coronavirus in March, has been rescheduled for Tuesday, Sept. 15. Photo by cottonbro from Pexels.
Pursuant to Executive Order 202.26, the Village of Warwick General Election will take place on Tuesday, Sept. 15. The election will be held at the Goodwill Hook & Ladder Company, 25 Church Street Extension with polls open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
The order states that for any village election in which the ballot was fully determined when the election was postponed, the election will proceed with the same ballot. Additionally, if ballots were already printed, those ballots may be used at the Sept. 15, 2020, election, despite displaying the original, March 18, 2020, election date.
Residents may vote in person or via absentee ballot. If individuals meet the criteria to vote absentee, they must submit an original absentee ballot application to Village Clerk’s Office (electronic applications will not be accepted).
Absentee ballot applications are available in the Clerk’s Office, 77 Main Street or on the Village’s website: www.villageofwarwick.org.
Important dates
Friday, Sept. 4: Last day individuals may register with the Orange County Board of Elections to be eligible to vote in the village election. Visit their website: https://www.orangecountygov.com/783/Board-of-Elections or call 845 360-6500.
Tuesday, Sept. 8: Last day for the Village Clerk to receive applications for absentee ballots to be mailed to qualified voters.
Monday, Sept. 14: Last day for the Village Clerk to receive personal applications in the Clerk’s Office for an absentee ballot from applicants or applicant’s agent. Upon receiving an application, the clerk will deliver the absentee ballot to the applicant or their agent named in the application.
Election Day, Tuesday, Sept. 15: All absentee ballots must be received by close of polls on Election Day.
If you have already requested an absentee ballot for the postponed March 18, 2020 village election and you have already cast that ballot by delivering it to the village, you do not need to apply for a new absentee ballot; that ballot has been preserved and will be provided to the election inspectors to be counted on Election Day.
If you have any questions, contact the Clerk’s Office at (845) 986-2031 ext. 102 or via email at clerk@villageofwarwick.org.
Two open seats on the Warwick Village Board
When the coronavirus put local elections, like so many other things, on hold in March, four people had indicated they were seeking the two open seats on the Village Board:
Barry Cheney, incumbent Board member.
Corey Bachman, who is active in the Lions Club, Historical Society and other Warwick organizations.
Stephen Kitar, the developer of the proposed Pulpit Rock hotel.
Alfonso Gonnella, a Warwick businessman who is aligned with Kitar’s GROW platform.