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2016 Statewide Officers, Region Officers, Statewide Board of Directors and AFSCME Delegates Elections
Jan. 19, 2016: Ballots mailed
Jan. 26, 2016: Replacement ballots available.
Feb. 10, 2016: Deadline for receipt of ballots (8 a.m.). Ballot count commences (9 a.m.)
Election results will be announced after the ballot count is complete and certified. Protest period ends
10 days following Statewide Election Committee’s certification of results. Candidates will be notified by mail of the results. Election results will be published in the March 2016 edition of The Work Force.
The term of office starts March 1, 2016 and ends Feb. 29, 2020.
Voting Eligibility Date
Only CSEA members in good standing as of Dec. 1, 2015 will be eligible to vote in the election.
SAMPLE BALLOT VOTING INSTRUCTIONS
1. You should have received ONE BALLOT reflecting all CSEA 2016 elections in which YOU HAVE A VOTE. In addition, you should have received a SECRET BALLOT envelope and a postage-paid BUSINESS REPLY ENVELOPE with 2 windows. If you do not have all three items, or if any materials are damaged, please call the American Arbitration Association at 1-800-529-5218.
2. Mark your ballot with an “✘” in the box(es) of your choice. You may vote in the following ways:
a) You may vote for an entire SLATE by marking the slate box at the top of the column.
b) If you choose not to vote for an entire slate, you may vote for INDIVIDUAL CANDIDATES for any office by marking an “✘”
in the box next to the individual candidate’s name. You may do this whether the candidate is running individually or as part of a slate. You may vote for any candidates individually as long as your total votes do not exceed
the number set forth for the specific race.
c) You do not need to do anything for ELECTED/UNOPPOSED CANDIDATES. These candidates are deemed elected.
3. DO NOT SIGN THE BALLOT.
4. DO NOT WRITE-IN THE NAME OF ANY CANDIDATE.
5. After you finish marking the ballot, detach the address slip at the bottom of the ballot along the dotted line. Place your
ballot into the SECRET BALLOT envelope and seal it. Do not write or make any mark on the SECRET BALLOT envelope.
6. Place the SECRET BALLOT envelope inside the double-window postage-paid BUSINESS REPLY ENVELOPE. Then insert the address slip into the front of the double window so that both the delivery address and the return address show through the windows.
7. YOUR RETURN ADDRESS MUST APPEAR IN THE OPEN WINDOW OR YOUR BALLOT WILL NOT BE COUNTED. Your return address is used to validate your eligibility to vote. The secrecy of your vote will be maintained because the SECRET BALLOT envelopes are separated from all other materials before ballots are opened and tabulated.
8. Mail your BUSINESS REPLY ENVELOPE as soon as possible. No postage is necessary if mailed in the United States. Your ballot must be received at the post office by 8:00 a.m. on February 10, 2016 in order to be counted.
9. The ballot count will take place on February 10, 2016, starting at 9:00 a.m. at the American Arbitration Association, 120 Broadway, New York, New York. Results will be published in The Work Force and also will be available through your Region and Local.
FAILURE TO FOLLOW THESE RULES WILL VOID YOUR BALLOT
Election Oversight
The union’s Statewide Election Committee will oversee the election process. The American Arbitration Association, an independent election agency approved by the union’s Statewide Board of Directors, will conduct the balloting.
March 31 is the deadline to submit 2015 co-payment reimbursements
The deadline to submit your co-payment reimbursement claims for the 2015 calendar year is March 31, 2016.
The CSEA Employee Benefit
Fund offers different prescription drug and/or physician co-payment reimbursements that may have
been negotiated into your collective bargaining agreement. These benefits reimburse you once annually for co-payments spent per calendar year. If you’ve already reached the plan limit, you can submit now!
You can get the co-payment reimbursement form on our website at cseaebf.com under the “Download Forms” section. If you are eligible, please submit the applicable
claim form along with supporting documentation by March 31, 2016. For prescription drug co-payment reimbursements, attach an itemized pharmacy printout.
For physician co-payment reimbursements, attach the Explanation of Benefits form from your health insurance carrier. If you have
questions about these benefits, contact the Member Services Department at 800-323-2732. Below is an overview of the specific plans, by employer. The March 31 deadline applies to all plans.
Prescription drug co-payment reimbursement for New York State employees
Members who are enrolled in the New York State Health Insurance Program (either the Empire Plan or a health maintenance organization) are entitled to reimbursement once annually for NYSHIP prescription drug co-payments and covered prescriptions less than the co-payments for themselves and their eligible dependents.
Once co-payments reach $300, the next $150 in prescription drug as co-payments is reimbursable. If you did not pay $450 by Dec. 31, 2015, submit your claim for what you paid over $300.
Prescription
drug co-payment reimbursement
for New York State Liquidation Bureau employees
Members who are
enrolled in the New
York State Health Insurance Program (either the Empire Plan or Health Maintenance Organization) are entitled to reimbursement once annually for NYSHIP prescription drug
co-payments and covered prescriptions less than the co-payments for themselves and their eligible dependents.
Once co-payments reach $300, the next $100 in prescription drug co-payments is reimbursable. If you did not pay $400 by Dec. 31, 2015, submit your claim for what you paid over $300.
Unified Court System full-time employee combined co-payment benefit
Reimburses prescription drug co-payments and co-payments for physician office visits. The claim can be
made up of both types of co-payments for a combined maximum reimbursement of $325.
Unified Court System
retiree co-payment
Reimburses prescription drug co-payments only up to a maximum of $100. Physician co-payments for office visits are reimbursed up to a maximum of $125.
Local government co-payment
For local government employees who have a negotiated prescription drug co-payment or physician co-payment reimbursement benefit. Submit the claim along with
your itemized pharmacy and/or Explanation of Benefits form from your health insurance carrier. Contact EBF’s Member Services Department or refer to your collective bargaining agreement to verify the level and type of reimbursement available for you.
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