Poughkeepsie Public Library District Notice of Trustee Election

Poughkeepsie Public Library District Notice of Trustee Election Library District Election – November 3, 2026 Town of Poughkeepsie - 1 Trustee – 5 Year Term (1/1/2027 - 12/31/2031) (Candidates for this position must live in the Town of Poughkeepsie) City of Poughkeepsie - 1 Trustee – 5 Year Term (1/1/2027 - 12/31/2031) (Candidates for this position must live in the City of Poughkeepsie) Trustees of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District, which comprises both the City and the Town of Poughkeepsie, shall be elected by registered voters of their respective municipality at the General Election to be held on November 3, 2026. Nominating petitions for Trustee positions must contain the name and residential address of candidate. Each nominating petition shall contain the signatures, and residential address of a minimum of 25 registered voters of the municipality for which the candidate is nominated and date of signature. The nominating petition shall state the term of office for the candidate. Nominating petitions may circulate Tuesday, April 14, 2026, through Tuesday, May 26, 2026. A nominating petition may contain one or several pages, which must be numbered. A witness attesting that the petition was signed in his presence by each of the persons whose signature appears thereon and that the person signing the petition represented himself to be such person shall sign each page of the petition. The witness shall sign each page under the penalty of perjury. Each nominating petition shall be filed with the Secretary of the Board of Trustees or his/her designee, from Tuesday, May 19, 2026 to Tuesday, May 26, 2026 between the hours of 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. on weekdays. Trustee Nominating Petitions are to be filed in the Administrative Office at Adriance Memorial Library (3rd Floor), 93 Market Street, Poughkeepsie. The Secretary of the Board of Trustees will certify to the Dutchess County Board of Elections the candidates eligible to appear on the general election ballot. The election for library trustees and the budget referendum will be conducted by the Dutchess County Board of Elections in accordance with the provisions of the New York State Election Law and the Library District's enabling legislation and shall be included on all applicable absentee ballots. A copy of the Procedures for Nomination as a Trustee of the Poughkeepsie Public Library District is available upon request at the Library District's Administrative Office. Petitions may be obtained at Adriance Memorial Library (93 Market Street) and at the Boardman Road Branch Library (141 Boardman Road) during hours of operation or from the Library District's web site at www.poklib.org. March 29, April 12 2026 LNYS0477966