Legal Notices
LEGAL NOTICE SPECIAL DISTRICT MEETING FOR THE DUNKIRK PUBLIC LIBRARY
CITY OF DUNKIRK, CHAUTAUQUA COUNTY
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Special District Meeting of the qualified voters of Dunkirk City School District (the “District”), Chautauqua County, New York, will be held on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, from 12:00 o’clock P.M. prevailing time to 9:00 o’clock P.M. prevailing time for the purposes of electing two (2) Trustees of the Dunkirk Public Library, and voting on the following proposition:
Shall the sum of $469,163 be raised by annual levy of a tax upon the taxable real property within the Dunkirk City School District for the purpose of funding the operating budget of the Dunkirk Public Library?
and transacting such other business as is authorized by law. Said Special District Meeting will be held at the Dunkirk Public Library, 536 Central Avenue, Dunkirk, New York.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the election shall be held to elect two (2) members of the Board of Trustees of the Dunkirk Public Library to fill terms of three (3) years each, commencing July 1, 2026 and expiring June 30, 2029, to fill a vacancy created by the expiration of the term of incumbent Trustees Terri Sutherland and Marybeth Muldowney.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that for the purpose of voting at such special district meeting on June 16, 2026, the polls will be open between the hours of 12:00 o’clock P.M. prevailing time to 9:00 o’clock P.M. prevailing time, and voting will be held in the Dunkirk Public Library, 536 Central Avenue, Dunkirk, New York.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that petitions nominating candidates for the office of Trustee of the Dunkirk Public Library shall be filed with the Director of the Library at his office in the Dunkirk Public Library, 536 Central Avenue, Dunkirk, New York, not later than May 27, 2026, between 10:00 o’clock A.M. prevailing time and 5:00 o’clock P.M. prevailing time. Vacancies on the library board are not considered separate, specific offices, and the nominating petitions, therefore, shall not describe any specific vacancies upon the library board for which the candidate is nominated. Nominating petitions must be directed to the Director of the Library, must be signed by at least twenty-five (25) qualified voters of the District, must state the name and residence of each signer, and must state the name and residence of the candidate.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that personal registration of voters is required either pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law or pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law. If a voter is heretofore registered pursuant to Section 2014 of the Education Law and has voted at any annual or special district meeting within the past four years, such voter is eligible to vote at this election; if a voter is registered and eligible to vote pursuant to Article 5 of the Election Law, such voter is eligible to vote at this election. All other persons who wish to vote must register with the Clerk of the District or the Chautauqua County Board of Elections.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the provisions of Education Law § 2018-a, applications for absentee ballots for purposes of election voting will be obtainable during Library office hours from the Library Director beginning May 18, 2026. Completed applications must be received by the Library Director at least seven (7) days before the Special District Meeting if the ballot is to be mailed to the voter, or the day before the Special District Meeting if the ballot is to be delivered personally to the voter. Absentee ballots must be received by the Library Director not later than 5:00 o’clock P.M. prevailing time on June 16, 2026. A list of all persons to whom Absentee Ballots shall have been issued will be available for public inspection during regular office hours in the Library on each of the five days prior to the day of the Special Meeting, except Sunday, and will also be available at the polling place at the Special Meeting. Any qualified voter then present in the polling place may object to the voting of the ballot upon appropriate grounds by making his/her challenge and the reasons therefore known to the inspectors of Election before the close of the polls.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that military voters who are qualified voters of the School District may apply for a Military Ballot by requesting an application from the Library Director at (716) 366-2511 and director@dunkirklibrary.org. For a military voter to be issued a Military Ballot, the Library Director must have received a valid ballot application no later than 5:00 p.m. on June 1, 2026. Military voters who are not currently registered to vote may apply to register as a qualified voter by filling out a Military Voter Registration Application, which can also be obtained by requesting an application from District Clerk of the Dunkirk City School District. Military Voter Registration Applications must be received by the District Clerk no later than 5:00 p.m. on June 1, 2026. Military voters may indicate a preference for receiving a military voter registration application, military ballot application, or military ballot by mail, fax, or e-mail in their request for such registration, ballot application, or ballot. The Library will transmit Military Ballots to military voters no later than June 2, 2026. Completed Military Ballots must be received by the Library by 5:00 p.m. on June 16, 2026 in order to be counted.
AND FURTHER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that in accordance with Section 2018-e of the N.Y. Education Law, applications for EARLY MAIL BALLOTS may be applied for at the office of the Library Director. Such applications must be received by the Library Director at least seven (7) days before the Special Meeting if the Early Mail Ballot is to be mailed to the voter (Tuesday, June 9, 2026) OR the day before the Special Meeting (Monday, June 15, 2026), if the ballot is to be picked up personally by the voter or their authorized agent. Early Mail Ballots must be received in the Library not later than 5:00 P.M. on the day of the Special Meeting. A list of all persons to whom Early Mail Ballots shall have been issued will be available for public inspection during regular office hours in the Library on each of the five days prior to the day of the Special Meeting, except Sunday, and will also be available at the polling place at the Special Meeting. Any qualified voter may, upon examination of such list, file a written challenge of the qualifications as a voter of any person whose name appears on such list, stating the reasons for such challenge.
Dunkirk, New York
BY ORDER OF THE BOARD OF TRUSTEES
April 17, 2026
OF THE DUNKIRK PUBLIC LIBRARY
Susan Nickle, Secretary of the Board of Trustees
Apr 28, May 16, 26, Jun 13, 2026
