The Special Election Committee met on May 16, 2016, and determined that there were no potential candidates who submitted the required number of valid signatures of members in good standing, and therefore there are no eligible candidates to fill either of the two vacant Industry Division Delegate seats. The special election process is concluded at this time.
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Notification of Nomination Procedures
SEIU Local 99 will be holding a special election for two (2) vacant Executive Board Delegate seats from the Child Care Industry Division in 2016.
Constitution & Bylaws Article 14 – Vacancy in Board Positions, Section 2. Industry Division Executive Board Delegates
In accordance with our union’s Constitution and Bylaws, the following nomination procedures will be observed:
The Executive Board shall appoint an Elections Committee consisting of a Chairperson and at least five (5) additional members. There shall be at least one member from each Industry Division on the Elections Committee. No member may serve on the Elections Committee if s/he is a candidate for office. If a neutral third party administrator is not engaged, the Elections Committee shall determine all questions of candidate eligibility, be in charge of the election process and the counting of ballots, the certification of results and decide any election protests.
Constitution & Bylaws Article 15 – Committees, Section 3-Special Committees, B. Elections Committee
April 15, 2016 – Beginning on April 15, nominating petitions will be available between 8am and 5pm at the SEIU Local 99 main office: 2724 W. 8th St., Los Angeles, CA 90005.
Constitution & Bylaws Article 12 – Elections, Section 1 – Nominations, C. Local-wide Officer and Industry Division Executive Board Delegate Nomination Petitions
April 16, 2016 – a Candidate Initiation Meeting shall be held during a Special Industry Division Meeting at the SEIU Local 99 main office: 2724 W. 8th St., Los Angeles, CA 90005, from 10:00 am until Noon for the purpose of picking-up nomination petitions and gathering signatures.
Constitution & Bylaws Article 9 – Industry Divisions, Section 5 – Industry Division Meetings
May 16, 2016 – Final day to turn in nominating petitions. Original petitions must be returned by 5pm to the main SEIU Local 99 office located at 2724 W. 8th St. Los Angeles, CA 90005.
Constitution & Bylaws Article 12 – Elections, Section 1 – Nominations, C. Local-wide Officer and Industry Division Executive Board Delegate Nomination Petitions
Qualifications for Nominations and Nominating a Candidate
Any member wishing to be a candidate for the Office of Industry Division Delegate may be nominated by submitting to the Chairperson of the Elections Committee, at the main SEIU Local 99 office, a nominating petition signed by 25 members in good standing within the nominee’s Industry Division.
Constitution & Bylaws Article 12 – Elections, Section 1 – Nominations, B. Industry Division Executive Board Delegate Petitions; Section C. Local-wide Officer and Industry Division Executive Board Delegate Nomination Petitions
In order to be eligible to nominate a candidate for a Local Union Office and/or Executive Board Delegate, you must be a member who is not in arrears in the payment of any installment of dues or assessments more than one hundred and twenty (120) days after their due date.
Constitution & Bylaws Article 4 – Membership Eligibility and Representational Categories, Section 3 – Suspension of Good Standing Status of Membership
Certification of Candidates:
The Election Committee will make a determination of the eligibility of all potential candidates. Petitions submitted prior to May 11, 2016 will be subject to an initial verification of sufficient member signatures to support the nomination. Petitioners who submit petitions prior to May 11, 2016 who have an inadequate number of signatures to support their nomination shall be notified of such deficiency by e-mail and telephone within two business days of their initial petition submission, and shall be given the opportunity to submit additional petition signatures by May 16, 2016.
Constitution & Bylaws Article 12 – Elections, Section 1 – Nominations, D. Certification of Candidates
Notice of Petitioners
During the petitioning period (April 15, 2016 – May 16, 2016), the names of members who have picked-up petitions, indicating the office and/or delegate position, shall be posted on the SEIU Local 99 website, which shall be updated weekly every Friday before noon.
Members who have picked-up petitions as of May 13, 2016 at 12 noon are:
- Suetonius T. Carrera
- Deanna Robles
Candidates shall be permitted to request to have campaign literature mailed to the most current home addresses of SEIU Local 99 members. Candidates will be responsible for the full cost of such mailing(s), which will be conducted by an independent third party.
Eligibility to be Nominated and Serve
A person shall be eligible to be nominated and to serve as an elected Local Union Officer or Division Executive Board Delegate who has been a member in continuous good standing in the Local Union for at least one (1) year immediately preceding the nomination and who has during all of that time paid the full dues required for the working members of the Local union within each month when due. However, if any of its bargaining units or Industry Divisions has not been in existence the time herein required, a candidate for office must have been a member in continuous good standing for the entire time since affiliation, creation of new Industry Division or first contract.
Constitution & Bylaws Article 12 – Elections, Section 2 – Eligibility for Local-wide Officers and Industry, and Retirees Division Executive Board Delegates, A. Eligibility
Please refer to SEIU Local 99’s Constitution and Bylaws Article 12 for the complete language regarding elections, offices and procedures.
