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The Village of Freeport Absentee Ballot Application that is available on the Village Website is to be used for the Freeport Village Election only. The Board of Elections provides Absentee Ballot Applications for County, State, and National Elections.
Village of Freeport Absentee Ballot Application (VILLAGE ELECTIONS ONLY) (PDF)
Solicitud de Balota Para Voto en Ausencia de la Villa de Freeport (VILLAGE ELECTIONS ONLY).(PDF)
Please contact the Board of Elections at 516-571-VOTE (8683), 516-571-2411, or fax 516-571-2058 and/or visit the Board of Elections website to obtain an absentee ballot application.
Polling Stations in Village of Freeport
The Village Clerk is the records management officer for the Village of Freeport, responsible for the filing and retention of village documents, including Board of Trustees minutes, Zoning Board of Appeals minutes, Planning Board minutes, and Site Plan Review Board minutes, as well as the minutes for the various boards and commissions of the village.
The Clerk's Office issues permits and licenses for:
Permits
Licenses & Applications
- Auctioneer’s License (PDF)
- Business License: cabaret, food and drink, public assembly license (PDF)
- Noise Decibel doc
- Electrician Master Application (application forms available in the office or by mail)
- Gardeners & Landscapers License (PDF)
- Hawker & Peddler License (PDF)
- Plumbers License Application (application forms available in the office or by mail)
- Second-hand dealer’s license (PDF)
- Sidewalk contractor’s license (PDF)
- Taxicab driver’s license (PDF)
- Taxicab medallion (PDF)
The above licenses and/or permits require the completion of an application and payment of a fee. Please check with the Clerk’s Office for the appropriate fee.
Additional Resources
- Instructions for filing an application—Site Plan Review Board (PDF)
- Standard Workday Resolution (PDF)
- Applications for the Zoning Board of Appeals and for the Site Plan Review Board are submitted to the Village Clerk’s office. All applications for proposed work must start in the Building Department
- An Application to Subdivide Property can be obtained from the Clerk’s Office
In addition, under the Freedom of Information Law, the Clerk’s Office processes all requests for village documents.
Freedom of Information Law (FOIL) Requests
You may download the FOIL Request Forms (PDF). After you complete the form, please send via email (villagefoil@freeportny.gov) or by USPS (regular postage) to:
Village Clerk
Inc. Village of Freeport
46 N. Ocean Avenue
Freeport, NY 11520
Registrar
The Registrar’s Office issues certified copies of Birth Certificates (PDF) and Death Certificates (PDF) for persons who were born and/or died within the Village of Freeport. A New York State Department of Health application form must be completed and proper photo identification must be submitted to obtain these records. There is a $10 fee for each certified copy of either a birth certificate or death certificate. The Registrar also issues burial/transfer permits to funeral directors.
A Marriage License can be obtained from the Town of Hempstead. Freeport does not issue marriage licenses.
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