2026-27 budget information
Our school budget vote and Board of Education election will be held Tuesday, May 19, 2026.
Polling locations will be open throughout the city from 7 a.m.-9 p.m.
As with last year, all City of Albany residents will once again have the option to vote by mail.
Two Board of Education seats will be up for election.
Stay tuned for additional information!
Voting information
| Ward | Districts | Voting Location |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | All |
New Hope Church |
| 2nd | All | Giffen Memorial Elementary School 274 South Pearl St. |
| 3rd | All | Sheridan Preparatory Academy 400 Sheridan Ave. |
| 4th | All | North Albany Middle School 570 North Pearl St. |
| 5th | All | Arbor Hill/West Hill Library 148 Henry Johnson Blvd. |
| 6th | All | William S. Hackett Middle School 45 Delaware Ave. |
| 7th | 1-5 | Delaware 番茄社区 School 43 Bertha St. |
| 7th | 6-8 | William S. Hackett Middle School 45 Delaware Ave. |
| 8th | 1-4 | Bethany Reformed Church 760 New Scotland Ave. |
| 8th | 5-9 | Albany School of Humanities (ASH) 108 Whitehall Road |
| 9th | All | New Scotland Elementary School 369 New Scotland Ave. |
| 10th | All | Pine Hills Elementary School 41 North Allen St. |
| 11th | All | Albany High School's Abrookin Career and Technical Center 99 Kent St. |
| 12th | 1-3 | Italian American 番茄社区 Center 257 Washington Ave. Extension |
| 12th | 4-9 | Montessori Magnet School 45 Tremont St. |
| 13th | All | Pine Hills Elementary School 41 North Allen St. |
| 14th | All | Bethany Reformed Church 760 New Scotland Ave. |
| 15th | All | Eagle Point Elementary School 1044 Western Ave. |
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Early voting & absentee ballots
All Albany voters have the option of early voting by mail.
Also, the City School District of Albany automatically sends absentee ballots to people the Albany County Board of Elections designates as having a permanent disability or are in the military.
Applications for vote-by-mail and absentee ballots are available above. You also can call (518) 475-6015 and ask to have a vote-by-mail or absentee application mailed to you.
Deadlines
If you want a vote-by-mail ballot sent to your home, the district clerk must receive your completed application at least seven days before the vote – by Tuesday, May 12 at 4 p.m.
If you want to pick up your vote-by-mail ballot in-person at the district headquarters in Academy Park, you must have your completed application to the clerk by 4 p.m. the day before the budget vote – Monday, May 18.
All absentee and vote-by-mail ballots must be received in the clerk’s office by 5 p.m. on the day of the vote – Tuesday, May 19.
You can call the board clerk with any questions at (518) 475-6015.
Budgets from prior years
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