School Board and Budget Election May 21, 2024: See timeline here.

2024-2025 School Board Candidates: 

1. Lucy Massafra 

2. Christopher Harrigan

3. Noelle Harrison

4. Lisa Carway

5. Jennifer Travis

6. Sharae Nix

Three (3) seats on the Board of Education are open. The three (3) candidates with the highest number of votes will be sworn in; each to serve a three-year term beginning July 1, 2024 and ending June 30, 2027.  

2024-2025 Mahopac Central School District Budget and Trustee Election May 21, 2024 MHS Gym 

Voter Registration Information:

Qualifications to Register to Vote:

• be a United States Citizen

• be 18 years old by the time of the vote;

• be a resident of the Mahopac Central School District for at least 30 days before the election;

• not be in prison or on parole for a felony conviction (unless the parolee is pardoned or restored rights of citizenship);

• not be adjudged mentally incompetent by a court;

• not claim the right to vote elsewhere.

Please check here if you are unsure of your registration status.

How and Where to Register to Vote

• You can register in person or online through the Putnam County Board of Elections

• You may also submit your voter application form at the Department of Motor Vehicles

• You can call 1-800-FOR-VOTE hotline to request a voter application.

• You can also register to vote at a personal registration on Tuesday, May 14, 2024, from 4 - 7 PM in the Office of the District Clerk at the Mahopac Central District Office, 100 Myrtle Avenue. You must be a resident of the Mahopac Central School District, US citizen, and 18 years old by the time of the election. 

Absentee Ballot Applications: to be received no earlier than 30 days prior to election

• Military Voters:

• Military voters who are not currently registered may apply to register as a qualified voter of the district.  Military voters may apply to register with the District Clerk by completing the Military Voter Registration Application and emailing it to District Clerk Melody LaRocca at laroccam@mahopac.org;

• Registered Military voters may submit a Military Absentee Ballot Application to receive a military absentee ballot. 

• Permanently Disabled Voters:

• Absentee Ballots for Permanently Disabled voters will be sent out by District Clerk automatically. 

•  Early Voting  Voters:  New for 2024 

• Early Voter Applications are available to registered voters who would like to cast their vote prior to election day.  Instructions can be found on the second page of the application. 

• Absentee Voters:

• Absentee Ballots Applications are available to registered voters who will not be in the district during the day of the budget vore for reasons below:  

(1) absent from the county of his or her residence; or

(2) unable to appear at the polling place because of illness or physical disability, or duties related to the primary care of one or more individuals who are ill or physically disabled, or because he or she will be or is a patient in a hospital; or 

(3) an inmate or patient of a veteran’s administration hospital; or

(4) absent from his or her voting residence because he or she is detained in jail awaiting action by a grand jury or awaiting trial, or confined in jail or prison after a conviction for an offense other than a felony, provided that he or she is qualified to vote in the election district of his or her residence.

Absentee Ballot applications are available above or from Melody LaRocca, District Clerk via email at laroccam@mahopac.org.  Applications must be received by May 11, 2024 if you are mailing the ballot in.  You can also pick up your application at the District Office. Upon receipt of your application, District Clerk will provide an Absentee Ballot for you to cast your vote.

All ballots must be received by the office of the District Clerk, whether they are mailed or hand delivered, by May 21, 2024 at 5:00 p.m.

For more information, please email District Clerk, Melody LaRocca at laroccam@mahopac.org.

Community Connections with the Superintendent will take place at 6:30 p.m. on May 23rd prior to the regular Board of Education meeting. Come have cookies and casual conversation with Mahopac's Superintendent. No appointment needed!