Red Hook Central School District

To vote you must be:

• A permanent resident of the district for at least 30 days immediately prior to the vote
• 18 years of age or older
• A U.S. citizen
• Registered with the school district or the Board of Elections in your county
   

Any qualified resident may register to vote at the District Office, 9 Mill Road, Red Hook, NY, 12571, which is open from Monday to Friday 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Call 845-758-2241 ext. 55010 or emaskell@rhcsd.org for more information.

Not sure if you are registered to vote? Check HERE.

You may also register to vote with the Dutchess County Board of Elections at 845-486-2473 or Columbia County Board of Elections at 518-828-3115, depending on your county of residence.

If you are registered to vote in local or national elections, you are automatically registered to vote in school district elections. However, if you have not voted in the past four years, your voter registration may be marked inactive, and you may be required to re-register to vote. Proof of residency may be required, such as a driver’s license, non-driver identification card, or utility bill. 

Absentee ballots are available through the District Clerk. Those who wish to vote and cannot attend during the voting hours are encouraged to utilize the absentee ballots. Applications for absentee ballots can be obtained by filling out an Absentee Ballot Application. Applications are available HERE, or by personally coming in to the District Office from 8 a.m.-4 p.m. Applications are available HERE in Spanish.

Please return the application to the District Clerk at the address below. Applications must be filled out in order to receive a ballot. The official absentee ballot will be forwarded to you once the application is received. Completed applications for the May 19, 2026 vote will be accepted by the District Clerk beginning April 20, 2026.

Applications for absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk no later than seven days prior to the election (May 12, 2026) in order to mail out the ballot. If the absentee ballot is to be delivered to the voter in-person, applications must be received no later than the day before the election (May 18, 2026). The District Clerk is available Monday through Friday from 8  a.m.-4 p.m. If you need assistance after those hours, please call 845-758-2241 ext. 55010, and the District Clerk may try to accommodate voters by making appointments for times either before or after the normal workday. 

All absentee ballots must be received by the District Clerk, no later than 5 p.m. on the date of the vote. Even if a ballot is postmarked before the date of the vote, if it is not received by the District Clerk before 5 p.m. on the day of the vote, the vote will not count. For more information, contact the District Clerk at 845-758-2241 ext. 55010. Please use the following mailing address: 

Red Hook Central School District 
ATTN: District Clerk 
9 Mill Road 
Red Hook, NY  12571  

Effective Jan. 1, 2024, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed the New York Early Mail Voter Act, establishing an early mail voting system for New York elections. 

Qualified voters who provide the proper application can be provided a ballot to cast prior to the school votes, including any special proposition votes. The difference between early mail voting and absentee ballot voting is that early mail voters do not have to provide a reason why they cannot appear in person at the polls. Similar to absentee ballots, people may request delivery of their early mail ballots by designating hand-delivery to themselves or an authorized person or sent via mail to them at a designated address.  

If you are interested in early mail voting, please apply HERE. Applications can be received as of 30 days before the vote. Upon applying, an original signature is required to obtain an early mail ballot. Applications may be accepted electronically by emailing the District Clerk: emaskell@rhcsd.org.

Early Mail Applications in Spanish are HERE.
 

PLEASE REMEMBER to follow up by mailing the hard copy original to: Red Hook CSD District Clerk, 9 Mill Road, Red Hook, NY 12571. 

Applications for early mail ballots must be received by the District Clerk no later than seven days prior to the election (May 12, 2026) in order to mail out the ballot. If the early mail ballot is to be delivered to the voter in-person, applications must be received no later than the day before the election (May 18, 2026). The District Clerk is available Monday through Friday from 8  a.m.-4 p.m. If you need assistance after those hours, please call 845-758-2241 ext. 55010, and the District Clerk may try to accommodate voters by making appointments for times either before or after the normal workday. 

In order for your vote to be counted, early mail ballots must be received by the District Clerk by 5  p.m. on the day of the election. Ballots received after this date/time will not be counted. 

Please contact the District Clerk if you have any questions. 

Email: emaskell@rhcsd.org 
Phone: 845-758-2241 ext. 55010 
Fax: 845-758-3366 
Text: 845-372-1074 

Military voters who are not currently registered to vote in the School District may request an application to register as a qualified voter of the School District and military voters who are registered to vote in the School District may request an application for a military ballot for any individual vote by contacting the District Clerk, at 9 Mill Road, Red Hook, NY 12571 from Monday to Friday between the hours of 8 a.m.-4 p.m., by phone at 845-758-2241 ext. 55010, or email emaskell@rhcsd.org.

A military voter may indicate their preference for receiving the registration application and/or military ballot application by mail, facsimile, or email.  The completed application to register and/or for a military ballot must be received by the District Clerk no later than 26 days before a vote (April 23, 2026). Military ballots will be mailed or otherwise distributed no later than 25 days before the vote (April 24, 2026). Military ballots must be returned by mail or in person and received by the District Clerk by 5 p.m. on the day of the vote.