On Tuesday, voters in both Mayville and Forestville approved a referendum to move the village elections in November to coincide with the general election. According to today’s Post-Journal, the vote in Mayville was 135 to 25 and the vote in Forestville was 58 to 27.

In addition to the two referendums, some of the villages in the county also had contested races. Winners of those races include:

• Brocton: Bryan Woleben – village trustee;
• Cherry Creek: Michael Seivert and Betty Milspaw – village trustee;
• Mayville: Richard Syper and Tim Jacobson – village trustee;
• Westfield:  David Brooker and Michael Catalano – village trustee.

All other races were unopposed.

This year, the Villages of Cassadaga, Falconer, Fredonia and Lakewood do not have any expiring offices and will not be holding elections. The Villages of Celoron and Silver Creek elections will be held in November.

The Board of Elections will be directing elections for Bemus Point, Brocton, Cherry Creek, Forestville, Mayville, Panama, Sherman and Westfield.  A ninth village, Sinclairville, will host its own election.

Democrats and Republicans filed certificates of nominations for six of the nine villages holding 2014 village elections.   Panama, Sinclairville and Sherman normally hold non-major party elections requiring the filing of independent party petitions.

Voters who will be out of the county on Election Day can download absentee ballot applications at votechautauqua.com and mail it to the Board of Elections, 7 N. Erie St. Mayville NY 14757.  Voters can also call the election office at 753-4580 for more information.

According to Chautauqua County Board of Election officials, some of the local caucuses scheduled include:

Bemus Point:  Democrats caucus Tue. Jan. 21, 5:15 p.m., See-Zurh House, 14 Main St., and Republicans caucus Sat. Jan. 25, 10 a.m., Bemus Point Village Hall, 13 Alburtus Ave.  There will be elections for two expiring village trustee terms.

Brocton: Portland Town Hall, 87 West Main St. is the site for both major party caucuses on Sat. Jan. 25, with the Republicans at 9 a.m. and the Democrats at 10 a.m.  There will be an election for one village trustee vacancy.

Cherry Creek: Cherry Creek Village Hall, 6763 Main St. is the site for both major party caucuses on Sat. Jan 25, for the Democrats at 9:30 a.m. and Thurs. Jan. 23, for the Republicans at 7 p.m.  There will be an election for the expiring terms of the mayor and two village trustees.

Forestville:  Forestville Village Hall Municipal Building, 18 Chestnut St., is the site for both major political party caucuses on Thurs. Jan. 23, for the Democrats at 7 p.m. and Tue. Jan. 28, for the Republicans at 6 p.m.  There will be an election for the expiring terms of the mayor and two village trustees.

Mayville:  Mayville American Legion, 144 South Erie St., is the site for both major party caucuses on  Wed. Jan. 22, for the Democrats at 6 p.m. and Sat. Jan. 25 for the Republicans at 1 p.m. There will be an election for the expiring terms of the mayor and two village trustees.

Panama: Did not file for major party caucuses, but will have a March village election conducted by the Board of Elections.  There will be an election for the expiring terms of the mayor and one village trustee.

Sherman: Did not file for major party caucuses, but will have a March village election conducted by the Board of Elections.  There will be an election for two expiring village trustee terms and one village trustee vacancy.

Sinclairville:  Did not file for major party caucuses, but will have a March village election conducted by the Sinclairville Village Clerk.   There will be an election for two expiring village trustee terms and one village trustee vacancy.

Westfield: Eason Hall, 23 Elm St., is the site for both major political party caucuses Tue. Jan. 28 at 7 p.m. for the Democrats and Wed. Jan. 22, at 7 p.m. for the Republicans.

Celoron, Falconer, Fredonia, Lakewood and Silver Creek elections are conducted in concert with the November General Elections.   Cassadaga does not have any offices to be filled at an election in 2014.

For more information, contact the Board of Elections at 753-4580.