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2021 Retiree Elections Information
NEWS Pages 3 – 5
The term of office for current local and unit officers expires on June 30, 2021. The CSEA Statewide Election Committee (SEC) will oversee the entire process for all retiree local and unit elections.
Local and Unit positions covered by this election are listed in this newsletter. Your local or unit
is identified on your address label on this newsletter. Locate this number on the label and then look for your local or unit number on the list of positions herein in order to determine which positions are to be elected in your local or unit.
Retiree candidate applications for election to any of these positions must be returned to CSEA Headquarters by March 5, 2021.
The complete election schedule for this Election appears to the right.
Candidate eligibility for retiree office will be verified by the
CSEA Membership Department. Applicants will be advised of
any problems with their status. Successful applicants will have an opportunity to confirm the spelling of their names or decline their candidacy by March 12, 2021. Qualified retiree candidates
without any opposition will be deemed “elected/unopposed” and notified of their election by the SEC.
After receipt of the names of qualified retiree candidates, the SEC will conduct a drawing for ballot position for each contested retiree local and/or unit election on March 16, 2021. The SEC shall oversee the design, finalization, printing, and mailing of all ballots. Ballots will be mailed from Headquarters on April 21, 2021
to all eligible retiree members for each contested retiree local and/or unit election.
Replacement ballots will be available on April 28, 2021. You may contact the SEC at 1-800-342-4146, ext. 1447 to request a replacement ballot.
Ballots are due to the specified postal box on May 20, 2021. The SEC will supervise and certify the ballot tally for all retiree elections and announce the results. Retiree candidates shall receive written notice of their election results. Notice of election results will be published in a subsequent Retiree News edition and sent to all retiree members as soon as possible after the certification of the results.
The SEC shall address any and all retiree election protests.
Slate Applications
Any Retiree candidates running
as a slate must ensure there is
one candidate for each office, and each application for the slate must contain the slate name. The slate must contain a candidate running for the following Retiree offices: President, Vice President (or more than one depending on By-Laws), Secretary, Treasurer. The slate
may include candidates for such other offices, which may have been created pursuant to Article IV of the Retiree Local Constitution and described in the Retiree Local by-laws.
Each member of the slate must meet the constitutional eligibility requirements for the position he/ she is seeking, in accordance with the Retiree Local Constitution.
2021 Election Schedule
Date
March 5
March 12 March 16 April 21 April 28 May 20 May 20 May 21 May 31
Activity
Retiree Candidate Applications due to Headquarters
Deadline for declinations/name confirmation Drawing for ballot position
Ballots mailed
Replacement ballots available
Ballots due in specified postal box by 9:30 a.m. Ballot tallies begin for contested races at 10:00 a.m. Certified retiree election results announced
End of protest period (regarding results) Results are certified
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