Union Officer Election

Nomination Petition 2010

Election Guidelines, July 21, 2010
Memo on Candidate Campaigning

Nominating Committee, July 21, 2010

Notice for Nominating Committee Volunteers, June 28, 2010

Union Officer Election Timeline

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Election of IFPTE Local 21 Executive Offices will occur this fall 2010. Eligible Local 21 members may be nominated by the Nominating Committee or petition to declare their candidacy as provided in Local21's Bylaws (Article XIII, Section B).

Ballots will be mailed to all members in good standing on Monday, November 8th and must be returned by 5:00 pm on Monday, November 29th.

Elections will be held for the following IFPTE Local 21 Executive Committee Offices:

• President
• Executive Vice President
• Vice President for San Francisco*
• Vice President for the East Bay*
• Vice President for Oakland*
• Vice President for the South Bay*
• Vice President for Membership & Organization
• Vice President for Legislative and Political Action
• Vice President At-Large
• Secretary
• Treasurer

* Please note that candidacy and voting for regional VicePresident Offices are restricted to eligible Local21 members from chapters in specific cities, counties or geographic areas as defined in the Local 21 Union Officer Election Guidelines.

Only regular members "in good standing" are eligible to run for Local21 office and vote in Local21 elections. "Regular members" include any professional, technical, administrative or managerial employees who work within a bargaining unit represented by IFPTELocal21and are members of Local21. Associate Members and those who have withdrawn their membership from Local21 may not declare candidacy or vote in any Local21 election.

Members who are not in good standing, and therefore not eligible to run for office and/ or vote, include those who have not paid dues for a period of three(3) months, or have been suspended or expelled from membership after appropriate proceedings in conformity with the Constitution of the International Union.

Please contact Local21's office if you have any question regarding your membership and eligibility to run for office and vote.

A regular member in good standing may declare candidacy in one of two ways:

1. Nomination by Local21's Nominating Committee
   The seven-member Nominating Committee nominates at least one eligible candidate for each office. If you are interested in running for an office and would like to contact the Nominating Committee please email Nominate@ifpte21.org.


2. Members Petition for Candidacy for Office
   An eligible candidate must obtain no less than 20 signatures (and identifying information) from regular members in good standing and deliver the petition to the Elections Committee Chair no later than close of business on Friday, October8,2010. A candidate filing through the petition option is responsible for ensuring that all signatories on the candidates petition are regular members in good standing before submitting it to the Elections Committee Chair. Candidates for any of the regional Vice President positions are restricted to signatures and identifying information from regular members in good standing from that particular region as defined by the Local 21 Union Officer Election Guidelines.

Please refer to the Calendar for Union Officer Election 2010, Local21 Union Officer Election Guidelines, and the International Federation of Professional and Technical Engineers Local 21 Bylaws posted on the Local 21 website, www.ifpte21.org, for more detailed information regarding this election, and continuing information as it becomes available. If you have any questions or concerns regarding the election please contact the Elections Committee at Elections@ifpte21.org.

Meet the Candidates

To contact the Elections Committee with any questions or concerns regarding the Officer Election please email Elections@ifpte21.org.

If you are interested in running for an office please email the Nominating Committee at Nominate@ifpte21.org.