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The term of office for all current
Local and Unit officers expires
June 30, 2025. Public Sector officers
and local delegates will be elected
to four-year terms. Private Sector
officers and local delegates will be
elected to three-year terms.
Before the election process
can begin, each Local and Unit
executive board must select its own
election committee and Election
Committee Chairperson, or Election
Meeting Chairperson, if applicable.
The Election Committee/Election
Meeting Chairperson is responsible
for conducting the election, which
includes choosing an election
schedule, providing notices and
forms, and coordinating nominations
and voting.
For Locals and Units of more
than 150 members, nominations
will be by petitioning. For Locals
and Units of 150 or fewer members,
nominations will be made using
applications by self-nomination.
Members may run as individual
candidates, or they may run as a
slate.
Nomination forms will be
available from your applicable
Local or Unit Election Committee or
Election Meeting Chairperson. Check
your worksite’s bulletin boards for
detailed election information.
If necessary, balloting for officers
will be conducted between May 15
and June 15, 2025.
Inquiries regarding the election
process may be directed to the CSEA
Statewide Election Committee at
1-800-342-4146, ext. 1447 or sec@
cseainc.org. Candidates’ Handbooks
are available by request.
Elections will be conducted for all Public
Sector and Private Sector officers
2025 CSEA ELECTIONS INFORMATION
Public Sector Local and Unit Elections, Private Sector Local Elections
A break in union membership
status can have long-term future
implications. Your membership
status affects your eligibility with
respect to:
•
Seeking or holding union
office;
•
Signing nominating petitions
for potential candidates;
•
Voting in union elections,
and;
•
Voting on collective
bargaining contracts.
Only members in “good
standing” can participate in these
activities. To be in “good standing,”
your dues cannot be delinquent.
If you go on unpaid leave or for
any other reason have a break in
your employment status, your dues
will not continue to be paid through
payroll deductions. You must make
arrangements to pay your dues
directly to CSEA to continue your
membership status. If you are
either laid off or placed on leave
without pay status due to becoming
disabled by accident, illness,
maternity or paternity, you may be
eligible for dues-free membership
status for a period not to exceed
one year. If you are called up for
active military duty you may also
apply for dues-free status.
Note, however, you must
continue to pay dues to run for
office. Dues-free or gratuitous
membership allows members to
continue their insurance coverage
while out of work. It does not
protect your right to run for or
hold office. This does not apply to
members who are on leave due to
being called up for military duty,
who are considered to have had
continuous membership status for
election purposes.
Please notify CSEA Membership
Enrollment and Administration
at 1-800-342-4146, of any change
in your status and to make
arrangements to continue direct
payment of your dues so as to
maintain your status as a “member
in good standing.”
Break in membership affects eligibility
for union office, voting privileges
2025 is an election year for VOICE
100A. VOICE 100A is divided
into 26 geographical chapters, in
which each chapter shall elect a
Chapter Representative.
Candidate nominations closed
at the end of February. There are
races in two Chapters:
•
Albany/Schenectady/
Rensselaer Counties Chapter 01
•
Monroe County Chapter 20
Election ballots will be mailed
from CSEA Headquarters on May
15, 2025, to all eligible members
in these two Chapters. Ballots will
be due on June 11, 2025. Because
there were no races in the other
24 Chapters, no balloting is
necessary. Each elected Chapter
Representative will hold office for
3 years, beginning July 1, 2025 and
ending June 30, 2028.
If you have any questions, you
may contact the Statewide Election
Committee at 1-800-342-4146, ext.
1447 or sec@cseainc.org.
ATTENTION: CSEA/VOICE 100A Members
Important Election Information
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