Page 18 - Work Force November 2019

CSEA’s notice of nomination and election
Balloting for the following positions will take place from January 22, 2020 – February 13, 2020.
Statewide Officers:
President, Executive Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer
Region Officers:
Region 1: President, Executive VP, 1st VP, 2nd VP, 3rd VP, 4th VP, Secretary, Treasurer
Region 2: President, Executive VP, 1st VP, 2nd VP, Secretary, Treasurer Region 3: President, Executive VP,
1st VP, 2nd VP, 3rd VP, Secretary, Treasurer
Region 4: President, Executive VP, 1st VP, 2nd VP, 3rd VP, Secretary, Treasurer
Region 5: President, Executive VP, 1st VP, 2nd VP, 3rd VP, Secretary, Treasurer
Region 6: President, Executive VP, 1st VP, 2nd VP, 3rd VP, Secretary, Treasurer
Statewide Board of Directors:
The Statewide Board of Directors consists of representatives of the State Executive Committee and the Local Government Executive Committee.
CSEA Election Schedule for Statewide Officers, Region Officers, Statewide Board of Directors (remainder of schedule)
October 31, 2019: Deadline for review of invalid signatures. October 31, 2019: Deadline for candidates who qualify for one of the four Statewide offices, the six Region presidencies or the Board of Directors to submit for publication in The Work Force, their picture, the entity they work for and the CSEA office they are seeking.
November 15, 2019: Deadline for declinations and name confirmation. November 20, 2019: Drawing for positions on ballot (1:00).
November 21, 2019: Local and Unit President labels available. December 1, 2019: Voter eligibility date.
December 2, 2019: Deadline for campaign literature submission for printing (5:00).
December 23, 2019: Voter lists available for inspection.
January 22, 2020: Ballots mailed. January 29, 2020: Replacement ballots available.
February 13, 2020: Deadline for receipt of ballots (8:00 a.m.). Ballot count commences (9:00 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 2020 edition of The Work Force.
Voting Eligibility Date
Only CSEA members in good standing as of December 1, 2019 will be eligible to vote in the election.
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.
Any CSEA member who is considering the possibility of running for office may obtain information about the election process by calling the Statewide Election Committee at CSEA Headquarters 1-800-342-4146 ext. 1447 or 518-257-1447. Please check the CSEA bulletin boards at your work place for more election details and documents.
Private Sector Board of Directors’ seats election
Due to the increase in membership in the CSEA Private Sector, there are now three (3) seats on the Board. By the constitution, the Private Sector Executive Committee Chair (Deborah Hanna) is an automatic Board member by virtue of being Chair.
Also, by the constitution, any additional Private Sector Board seats cannot be from the same employer. Thus, the two additional seats will
be elected from the Private Sector membership, except for HRI, because that is where the Chair is employed.
A mid-October mailing to all Private Sector Local Presidents included items for posting -- the Notice of Election and the Election Schedule. If you wish to run for this Board Seat, each Private Sector Local President has candidate applications available for you. You may also request a candidate application
from your CSEA Region office or CSEA Headquarters via the Legal Department at 1-800-342-4146, ext. 1447 or directly at 518-257-1447.
You may also direct any questions regarding the election process to the Legal Department.
The election schedule is as follows:
Oct. 28, 2019: Nov. 18, 2019:
Nov. 25, 2019:
Nov. 26, 2019:
Dec. 2, 2019: Dec. 9, 2019:
Dec. 23, 2019: Dec. 23, 2019:
Dec. 23, 2019:
Candidate Application period begins Candidate Applications
deadline (due to Headquarters) Deadline for Declinations/Name Confirmation Drawing for Ballot Position
Ballots mailed Replacement Ballots available
Ballots Due in specified postal box (9:30 a.m.)
Ballot tallies commence for contested races (10:00 a.m.) Certified Election Results announced
Ten days after
results are certified: End of Protest
Period
Lucas is PEOPLE Recruiter of the Month for August
COMMACK — Millie Lucas, president of
the Suffolk Area Retirees Local in the Long Island Region
is the PEOPLE Recruiter of
the Month for
August. She
recruited 12
new PEOPLE members.
“The PEOPLE program is very important to the retirees and our active brothers and sisters,” Lucas said. “The PEOPLE program helps
us fight to keep our pensions, Social Security, Medicare and Medicaid. PEOPLE is so important not only for us to maintain our dignified, secure retirements, but for future retirees to have the chance to retire securely.”
CSEA’s PEOPLE program protects and improves our jobs, benefits and pensions in Washington, Albany and in your community. Your support and participation in PEOPLE strengthens CSEA’s clout
in the workplace, in the legislature, in your community and in the labor
Lucas
movement.
— Janice Gavin
18 The Work Force November 2019