District Clerk

• March 17, 2026
  • "Learn how to become a School Board of Education Candidate and what to Expect if Elected"
  • Sponsored by OMH-SBI
  • Zoom Meeting Check In 5:30 - 6 p.m. Program Starts 6 p.m.
  • To register, please call or email Sue Pontius at 315-867-2610 or OMHSBI@herkimer-boces.org
  • An invite will be sent to you after you have registered.
• March 20, 2026
  • BOE nominating petitions available from Clerk.
• April 6, 2026
  • Absentee and Early Voting applications available.
• April 20, 2026
  • First day Clerk may receive an application.
• April 20, 2026
  • BOE nominating petitions deadline at 5 p.m.
  • First campaign contribution statement due.
• April 21, 2026
  • Determine the names of all candidates duly nominated and ballot position.
• April 22, 2026
  • Absentee/Early Voting ballots available; first day mailing allowed.
• April 23, 2026
  • Completed Military Ballot applications due.  
• May 12, 2026
  • Public Hearing Regarding Budget, 5:30 p.m., CHS Library Media Center. Completed Early Mail and Absentee Ballot applications due if ballot is to be mailed.
• May 14, 2026
  • Second campaign contribution statement due.
• May 18, 2026
  • Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m.
• May 19, 2026
  • Annual Budget Vote and School Board Election, Noon CHS Lobby
• June 8, 2026
  • Final campaign contribution statement due.

The Camden Central School District has conducted the vote on its 2026-2027 proposed budget and Board of Education Elections, along with an additional proposition. The following are the results of the election.

Proposition No. 1: To vote upon the Budget for the 2026-2027 school year.

• Shall the Board of Education of the Camden Central School District be authorized to appropriate and expend an amount not to exceed $59,838,634for general purposes for the school year 2026-2027, and to levy a tax on the taxable real property of the school district as provided by law?
  • YES: 328
  • NO: 130
• Result: The proposition has been adopted.

Proposition No. 2: The Acquisition of Gas Buses & Student Transport Vehicles.

• "Shall the Board of Education of the Camden Central School District be authorized to purchase and finance four (4) 65-passenger gasoline buses and two (2) 8-passenger minivans, including necessary furnishings, fixtures and equipment and all other costs incidental thereto, and expend a total sum not to exceed $770,000, which is estimated to be the total maximum cost thereof, and said amount, or so much thereof as may be necessary, be raised by the levy of a tax upon the taxable property of said School District and collected in annual installments as provided by Section 416 of the Education Law; and, in anticipation of such tax, obligations of said School District, in the principal amount not to exceed $770,000, be issued?"
  • YES: 351
  • NO: 107
• Result: The proposition has been adopted.

Board of Education Election

• In the matter of electing Board Members to fill three at-large vacancies on the Board of Education for three-year terms, the voting was as follows:
  • Scott Collins: 319
  • Misty Portner: 365
  • Ashley Hurd: 388
• Result: Scott Collins, Misty Portner, and Ashley Hurd have been elected to three-year terms on the Board of Education, to begin in July 1, 2026.

On December 9, 2025, a special meeting of the qualified voters of the Camden Central School District was held to vote on a proposition authorizing the Board of Education undertake a Capital project not to exceed $30,000,000.

PROPOSITION

Shall the Board of Education undertake a project consisting of the reconstruction and renovation of, and the construction of improvements, additions and upgrades to various School District buildings and facilities, including Camden High School and campus, Middle School and campus, Camden Elementary and campus, McConnellsville Elementary and campus, District Office, Maintenance Building and Bus Garage, the purchase of original furnishings, equipment, machinery and apparatus required in connection with the purposes for which such buildings, facilities and sites are used, all to include site, access, lighting, parking, athletic and playfield improvements, demolition, utility, mechanical, plumbing and electrical improvements as well as payment of professional fees and all other necessary costs incidental to such work (the “Project”) at a total maximum estimated cost of $30,000,000 and to pay for the Project by the levy of a tax which is hereby voted in the amount of $30,000,000, subject to available State aid or to any other revenues available for such purpose, which tax shall be levied and collected in annual installments in such years and in such amounts as may be determined by the Board of Education and in anticipation of the collection of such tax, bonds and notes of the District are hereby authorized to be issued at one time, or from time to time, in the principal amount not to exceed $30,000,000, and a tax is hereby voted to pay the principal and interest on said obligations when due?

The following are the results of the vote:

YES: 201
NO: 58

Result: The proposition has been adopted.

For more information visit: Running for the School Board

Tentative Dates: 2027-2028 Budget & Board Election Timeline

• TBD
  • "Learn how to become a School Board of Education Candidate and what to Expect if Elected"
  • Sponsored by OMH-SBI
  • Zoom Meeting Check In 5:30 - 6 p.m. Program Starts 6 p.m.
  • To register, please call or email Sue Pontius at 315-867-2610 or OMHSBI@herkimer-boces.org
  • An invite will be sent to you after you have registered.
• March 19, 2027
  • BOE nominating petitions available from Clerk.
• April 5, 2027
  • Absentee and Early Voting applications available.
• April 19, 2027
  • First day Clerk may receive an application.
• April 19, 2027
  • BOE nominating petitions deadline at 5 p.m.
  • First campaign contribution statement due.
• April 20, 2027
  • Determine the names of all candidates duly nominated and ballot position.
• April 21, 2027
  • Absentee/Early Voting ballots available; first day mailing allowed.
• April 22, 2027
  • Completed Military Ballot applications due.  
• May 11, 2027
  • Public Hearing Regarding Budget, 5:30 p.m., CHS Library Media Center. Completed Early Mail and Absentee Ballot applications due if ballot is to be mailed.
• May 13, 2027
  • Second campaign contribution statement due.
• May 17, 2027
  • Completed applications must be received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m.
• May 18, 2027
  • Annual Budget Vote and School Board Election, Noon CHS Lobby
• June 7, 2027
  • Final campaign contribution statement due.