As per the
Constitution and ByLaws of AFT Local 1904, an Elections Committee has been
properly constituted consisting of members who are not running for office. The committee members are Louise Davies, Brian Abrams, and Paul Martinez, who is serving as chairperson.
The Elections Committee has notified the unit members that only full dues paying members may run for office, and that only full dues paying members may make nominations. The offices up for election are:
President
Vice President
for Internal Affairs
Vice President
for External Affairs
Vice President
for Personnel (Grievance Officer)
Vice President
for Negotiations (Chief Negotiator)
Professional
Staff Negotiations Coordinator
Treasurer
Secretary
Faculty
Coordinator
Librarian
Coordinator
Professional
Staff Coordinator
Also, eleven
(11) delegates to the State Council must be elected. It should be noted that we
are entitled to 12 delegates to Council but the President is automatically a
delegate. Elected Officers may also serve as Council Delegates.
The timeline
for the election is as follows:
Monday
April 14th-Nomination Forms Due.
Week of
April 28th-May 2nd, The election.
Monday
May 5th, Announcement of Election Results.
Any full dues paying member wishing to have their name on the ballot for any of the above
positions, including Council Delegate, is required to complete a Nominating Petition with ten (10) signatures
of full-dues-paying members, which is then delivered to Paul Martinez, via interoffice mail or directly in his mailbox in the Technical Services area in the Library, which is behind the Reference Desk to the left.
If ALL of the
positions are uncontested, then the election will be conducted electronically.
If there are any positions to be contested the election will be run via a mail
ballot with the chair of the Elections Committee placing names for each
contested position in a hat or box to draw for position on the ballot. Then,
the Council of New
Jersey State College Locals will conduct the election by mail ballot
working under the supervision of the Elections Committee as to ballot design,
name placement and mailing to dues-paying AFT full members.
From the point
where nominations are final, the Elections Committee shall have total
supervision of the election process. A level and equal playing field will exist
for all candidates and use of the Local's membership list via labels and/or the
Local's email list with any and all election materials going through the
committee and/or Council.
The election
will be conducted the week of April 28th and will be open for 5 full working
days. If there are any questions please direct them to me via email at Paul.Martinez@montclair.edu.
If you want to
confirm whether or not you are a full dues paying member, please contact the
Local's office at ext. 4453 or via email at union@mail.montclair.edu
to confirm your membership status.
