Residents in the East Ramapo Central School District will head to the polls this Tuesday, May 19, for the district’s 2026–27 Budget Vote and Board of Education Trustee Election.

Poll sites across the district will be open from 7:00 a.m. through 9:30 p.m. for in-person voting, with voters required to cast ballots at their assigned ward poll site based on their voter registration address.

All registered voters in all nine wards will be eligible to vote on the proposed 2026–27 school budget, which includes a 0% increase in the tax levy for local taxpayers.

According to the district, the proposed budget focuses on three primary priorities: improving student academic outcomes, strengthening infrastructure, and enhancing transportation operations. District officials say transportation plans include addressing contractual increases, rebidding services, and engaging a consultant to reorganize transportation department operations.

District leaders stated that the budget was developed with transparency and accountability in mind while maintaining essential services and programs for students and families.

Only registered voters residing in Wards 3, 5, and 8 will vote on Board of Education trustee candidates this year, in compliance with a federal court order. Residents in Wards 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, and 9 will vote only on the budget proposal.

The trustee candidates running this year are:

• Ward 3: Incumbent Sherry McGill
• Ward 5: Incumbent Simon Koth
• Ward 8: Incumbent Moshe Samuel Feder

Successful candidates will serve terms running from July 1, 2026 through June 30, 2029.

The district’s ward polling locations are as follows:

• Ward 1 — Summit Park Elementary School
• Ward 2 — Pascack Community Center
• Ward 3 — Spring Valley High School
• Ward 4 — Chestnut Ridge Middle School
• Ward 5 — Yeshiva Viznitz
• Ward 6 — Elmwood Elementary School
• Ward 7 — Ramapo High School
• Ward 8 — Pomona Middle School
• Ward 9 — Lime Kiln Elementary School

Additional budget information, including a complete line-by-line budget and translated materials in Spanish, Haitian Creole, and Yiddish, is available here