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WPCNR SCHOOL DAYS. JUNE 8, 2020:
Governor Andrew M. Cuomo extended the deadline for school budget absentee ballots to be received from June 9 to June 16, because of printing delays in districts across the state.
Dr. Joseph Ricca Superintendent of Schools for White Plains, clarified some questions on how this affected White Plains in a brief interview with WPCNR this morning:
(WPCNR )1. The absentee ballots have to be mailed in correct? They cannot be dropped off past 5 o’clock tomorrow?
[JLR] Ballots can be dropped until 5PM tomorrow. Thereafter, must be mailed.
(WPCNR:) Or can they be dropped off at ed house up to June 16, 5 PM?[JLR] Please see above.
(WPCNR:) 3. Will results be delayed being counted until June 16?
[JLR] Yes
(WPCNR) 4. Or will results once half the absentee ballots are in and Yes’s have substantial majority, be announced sooner than June 16…?
[JLR] No counting may take place until the 16th at 5PM
(WPCNR) 5. If budget fails, when would revote take place?
[JLR] We did not receive any guidance on re-votes