2023 Notice Of Election

Pursuant to the By-Laws of SEIU/District 1199, The Health Care and Social Service Union, CTW, CLC, an election of District Officers and Executive Board Members will be held during the month of August, 2023.  Members must have been members for one (1) year to be eligible to run for office (unless the Chapter has been established for less than one year) and must have nominating petitions signed by not less than 2% of the members eligible to vote in the election. District Officers and Executive Board Members shall be elected by plurality, unless unopposed and deemed elected by acclamation.

All members are eligible to vote for District President, District Secretary-Treasurer, District RN Vice President and three (3) Executive Vice Presidents. Each Chapter will elect the number of Executive Board Members as designated below.

District-wide Officers will be elected by the total District membership.  Executive Board Members will be elected only by the Chapter membership they represent.  Four (4) Vice Presidents will be elected by members in their states or designated jurisdiction.  One (1) Vice President will be elected by the members in the Ohio State Chapter.  One (1) Vice President will be elected by school district and local government employee members.

Candidates for Officer or Executive Board Member may run as a slate.  The Election Board must be notified by the June 7, 2023 petition return date of any candidates wishing to run as a slate and the designation (name) of the slate.

Nominating petitions will be available no later than May 3, 2023 at the following Union offices – 1395 Dublin Road, Columbus, Ohio, 43215; 13000 Shaker Boulevard, Cleveland, Ohio 44120; and 501 5^th  Ave., Huntington, West Virginia, 25704 or by mail by requesting petitions from the Election Board at 1395 Dublin Road, Columbus, Ohio, 43215 or on our website at www.seiu1199.org.  Organizers will also have blank petitions for members’ use.

To run for District President, District Secretary-Treasurer, Executive Vice President or RN Vice President an eligible member must submit a petition(s) signed by 342 (three hundred, forty two) members in good standing to the Election Board at the Columbus Union office, 1395 Dublin Road, Columbus, Ohio, 43215, no later than June 7, 2023.

To run for Vice President from West Virginia, an eligible member must submit a petition(s) signed by  75 (seventy five)  members in good standing to the Election Board at the Columbus Union office, 1395 Dublin Road, Columbus, Ohio, 43215, no later than June 7, 2023.

To run for Vice President from Kentucky, an eligible member must submit a petition(s) signed by 8 (eight) members in good standing to the Election Board at the Columbus Union office, 1395 Dublin Road, Columbus, Ohio, 43215, no later than June 7, 2023.

To run for Vice President from Ohio Private, an eligible member must submit a petition(s) signed by 137 (one hundred, thirty seven) members in good standing to the Election Board at the Columbus Union office, 1395 Dublin Road, Columbus, Ohio, 43215, no later than June 7, 2023.

To run for Vice President from Ohio State, an eligible member must submit a petition(s) signed by 73 64 (sixty four) members in good standing to the Election Board at the Columbus Union office, 1395 Dublin Road, Columbus, Ohio, 43215, no later than June 7, 2023.

To run for Vice President from Ohio Public , an eligible member must submit a petition(s) signed by 45 (forty five) members in good standing to the Election Board at the Columbus Union office, 1395 Dublin Road, Columbus, Ohio, 43215, no later than June 7, 2023.

To run for Vice President from School District and Local Government employees, an eligible member must submit a petition(s) signed by 15 (fifteen) members in good standing to the Election Board at the Columbus Union office, 1395 Dublin Road, Columbus, Ohio, 43215, no later than June 7, 2023.

To run for District Executive Board an eligible member must submit a petition(s) signed by the designated number of member(s) in her/his Chapter in good standing to the Election Board at the Columbus Union office, 1395 Dublin Road, Columbus, Ohio, 43215, no later than June 7, 2023.

All petitions must include original signatures and be received by the Election Board at 1395 Dublin Road, Columbus, Ohio, 43215 by 4:30 p.m. on June 7, 2023.  No fax or electronic copies will be accepted.

Elections will be conducted during the month of August.  A schedule of the date, time and place of each election will be posted fifteen (15) days prior to the elections.

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