To: NEASO Members
From: NEASO Elections Committee
Date: October 3, 2011
OFFICIAL NOTICE OF ELECTION
The annual election of Officers and Directors will be held Wednesday, November 16, 2011. The following positions are open for election:
Vice President (HQ) – 2-year term
Vice President (MB) – 2-year term
Secretary – 2-year term
Director (MB) – 2-year term
Director (HQ) – 2-year term
Director (HQ) – 2-year term
Director (HQ) – 2-year term
Director (HQ) – 2-year term
The Secretary will be elected by a vote of all NEASO members. One (1) Vice President and one (1) Director representing the NEA Member Benefits bargaining unit will be elected by MB members. One (1) Vice President and four (4) Directors representing the NEA Headquarters bargaining unit will be elected by NEA Headquarters members. All positions have a term of two (2) years.
NSO RA Delegates
The NEASO Constitution and Bylaws state that the President, Vice Presidents, Treasurer and Secretary will serve as delegates to the National Staff Organization (NSO) Representative Assembly for the duration of their terms. Therefore, when voting for these positions, members will also be voting to elect three (3) delegates to the 2012 and 2013 NSO Representative Assemblies.
Election Date and Locations
The election will take place by secret ballot vote on Wednesday, November 16 at NEA Headquarters in Washington, D.C. and NEA Member Benefits in Gaithersburg, MD.
Absentee Ballots
Members unable to attend the stated polling locations on November 16 may obtain an absentee ballot by contacting the NEASO office. Absentee ballots will be available starting Monday, October 24. Members who receive absentee ballots may not vote at the live election on November 16. Completed absentee ballots are due by close of business on Tuesday, November 15.
Nomination Procedures
Candidates for NEASO office must be nominated by an active member, and either a nomination form or an electronic mail indicating a nomination must be returned to the NEASO Office/sent to NEASO Office Manager Jean Mondejar via electronic mail by close of business on Friday, October 14.
The nominator and nominee are solely responsible for the completion and accuracy of the nomination form/the electronic mail nomination.
To be eligible for candidacy, a nominee must be a NEASO member in good standing from the appropriate bargaining unit. In addition, Officers and Directors may serve up to two consecutive full terms, or a combination of consecutive full and partial terms not to exceed five (5) years, before a two (2)-year break in service is required to be nominated to serve again the same capacity.
Nominees for union office may not have been convicted or have served any part of a prison term resulting from a conviction of robbery, bribery, extortion, embezzlement, grand larceny, burglary, arson, violation of narcotics laws, murder, rape, assault with intent to kill, assault which inflicts grievous bodily injury, or a violation of the LMRDA Title II or III, including any felony involving abuse or misuse of such person’s position of employment in a labor organization or employees’ benefit plan to seek or obtain an illegal gain, or conspiracy to commit any such crimes or attempt to commit any such crimes during the previous thirteen years, according to the Labor-Management Reporting and Disclosure Act of 1959, Title V, section 504.
Nominations By Electronic Mail
This year, for the first time, NEASO members may nominate candidates for office by electronic mail. To nominate a candidate by electronic mail, simply send NEASO Office Manager Jean Mondejar (jmondejar@nea.org) an electronic mail from your NEA account stating in the Subject line “Nomination for NEASO Office.” In the body of the electronic mail, be sure to include the name of the person you are nominating, the NEASO office to which you are nominating him/her (i.e. Secretary, Vice President (HQ), Vice President (MB), Director (HQ), or Director (MB)), and the following statement:
I hereby affirm that I am an active NEASO member in good standing and that the nominee meets all eligibility requirements for candidacy as set forth by the Elections Committee
To accept a nomination by electronic mail, send NEASO Office Manager an electronic mail from your NEA account stating in the Subject line “Acceptance of Nomination for NEASO Office.” In the body of the electronic mail, please indicate the NEASO office for which you are accepting a nomination (Again, Secretary, Vice President (HQ), Vice President (MB), Director (HQ), or Director (MB)) and include the following statement:
I hereby affirm that I am an active NEASO member in good standing and that I meet all eligibility requirements for candidacy as set forth by the Elections Committee
Important:
1. Nominations/Acceptances of Nominations from one’s personal electronic mail account will not be accepted. Electronic mail nominations/acceptances of nominations must be sent from one’s NEA electronic mail account.
2. The Friday, October 14 deadline for nominations applies to electronic mail nominations as well. Both the nomination and the nominee’s acceptance must be received by 5:00 pm on Friday, October 14.
Individuals who have been nominated via electronic mail must accept the nomination via electronic mail (that is, if they choose to accept the nomination).